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Where does “firi” come from?

firi (Asturian) comes from Asturian firir, from Latin feriō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

firi (Asturian): second-person singular imperative of firir

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of firir

Ancestry of “firi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianfirirto beat, hit
2Latinferiō—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
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