Where does “perhap” come from?
perhap (English) comes from Albanian për-, from Albanian për, from Albanian një, from Albanian herë, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “perhap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | për- | trans- |
| 2 | Albanian | për | for; API; per |
| 3 | Albanian | një | one; a |
| 4 | Albanian | herë | time; an instant of time, instance; multiplied... |
| 5 | Latin | hōra | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “perhap”