Where does “Pernu” come from?
Pernu (Finnish) comes from English pern, from English preen, from Old French proignier, from Old French prooignier, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.
Ancestry of “Pernu”, step by step
Pernu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pern | part of a spinning wheel, a conical spool onto... |
| 2 | English | preen | A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing... |
| 3 | Old French | proignier | to trim the feathers with the beak |
| 4 | Old French | prooignier | — |
| 5 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 6 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 7 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |
via Proto-Germanic Bernuharduz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | Bernuharduz | A male given name |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |