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Where does “najbaro” come from?

najbaro (Esperanto) comes from English neighbour, from Middle English neighebor, from Old English nēahġebūr, from Proto-West Germanic nāhwagabūrō, from Proto-Germanic nēhwagabūrô, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

najbaro (Esperanto): neighbour

Definitions

  1. neighbour

Ancestry of “najbaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneighbourA person living on adjacent or nearby land; a...
2Middle Englishneigheborneighbour; citizen
3Old Englishnēahġebūrneighbour
4Proto-West Germanicnāhwagabūrō—
5Proto-Germanicnēhwagabūrôneighbour
6Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “najbaro”

  • najbaraĵo
  • najbareco
  • najbarejo
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