Where does “покрай” come from?

покрай (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian край, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y- — to sift, to separate.

покрай (Bulgarian): along, by

Definitions

  1. along, by

Ancestry of “покрай”, step by step

покрай traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian край

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкрайend, finish; termination, completion, conclusion,...
2Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
3Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
4Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate

via Bulgarian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпоon, over, through, along; on, over, for; by
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁- →