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Where does “hieraŭ” come from?

hieraŭ (Esperanto) comes from French hier, from Old French ier, from Latin herī, from Latin here, from Proto-Italic hezī, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyési, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.

hieraŭ (Esperanto): yesterday

Definitions

  1. yesterday

Ancestry of “hieraŭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhieryesterday; To stamp with a rod
2Old Frenchieryesterday
3Latinherī—
4Latinhereyesterday; second-person singular present active...
5Proto-Italichezī—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyésiyesterday
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyes-yesterday, the day before
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeǵʰ-day

Words derived from “hieraŭ”

  • antaŭhieraŭ
  • hieraŭa
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