Where does “povra” come from?

povra (Esperanto) comes from Ido povra, from French pauvre, from Spanish pobre, from Old Spanish pobre, from Latin pauper, from Latin pavo-pars, from Proto-Indo-European pau- — smallness.

povra (Esperanto): poor

Definitions

poor

Ancestry of “povra”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ido	povra	poor
2	French	pauvre	poor; lacking, scanty; poor, pitiable
3	Spanish	pobre	poor
4	Old Spanish	pobre	—
5	Latin	pauper	poor
6	Latin	pavo-pars	getting little
7	Proto-Indo-European	pau-	smallness

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