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Where does “penas” come from?

penas (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto peni — to endeavour, to make an effort, to try.

penas (Esperanto): present of peni

Definitions

  1. present of peni

Ancestry of “penas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopenito endeavour, to make an effort, to try
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