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Where does “pariisitar” come from?

pariisitar (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pariisi, from Old French Paris, from Latin Parisii, from Transalpine Gaulish parios, from Proto-Celtic kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-yos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

pariisitar (Finnish): Parisienne

Definitions

  1. Parisienne

Ancestry of “pariisitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPariisi—
2Old FrenchParis—
3LatinParisii—
4Transalpine Gaulishparioscauldron
5Proto-Celtickʷaryoscauldron
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷr̥-yos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
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