Where does “fajreri” come from?
fajreri (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fajrero, from Esperanto fajro, from English fire, from Middle English fier, from Old English fȳr, from Old English feor, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy — passed , crossed.
fajreri (Esperanto): to sparkle
Ancestry of “fajreri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | fajrero | spark |
| 2 | Esperanto | fajro | fire |
| 3 | English | fire | A chemical reaction involving the bonding of... |
| 4 | Middle English | fier | Alternative form of figer |
| 5 | Old English | fȳr | fire |
| 6 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |