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Where does “perna” come from?

perna (Cornish) comes from Middle Cornish prena, from Proto-Brythonic prɨnad, from Proto-Celtic kʷrinati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- — to buy.

perna (Cornish): to buy

Definitions

  1. to buy

Ancestry of “perna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Cornishprenato buy
2Proto-Brythonicprɨnadto buy
3Proto-Celtickʷrinatito buy
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷrinéh₂tito buy
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷreyh₂-to buy
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