Where does “pra-” come from?

pra- (Esperanto) comes from Russian пра-, from Proto-Slavic *pra- — proto.

pra- (Esperanto): ur-; primitive; primordial; prehistoric; fore-;...

Definitions

  1. ur-; primitive; primordial; prehistoric; fore-;...

Ancestry of “pra-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпра-great; ur-, proto-
2Proto-Slavic*pra-proto

Words derived from “pra-”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *pra- →Every word from Russian пра- →
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