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Where does “parras” come from?

parras (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic pardas, from Proto-Germanic bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

parras (Finnish): brink, verge, edge; In external locative cases,...

Definitions

  1. brink, verge, edge; In external locative cases,...

Ancestry of “parras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpardas—
2Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “parras”

  • peräparras
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →