Where does “Pireus” come from?

Pireus (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek Πειραιεύς, from Ancient Greek πέρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “Pireus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠειραιεύςPiraeus, Athens, Attica, Greece
2Ancient Greekπέραbeyond
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Pireus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek πέρα →