Where does “Paris” come from?

Paris (French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “Paris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchParis
2LatinParisiiThe Parisii, a Celtic tribe
3Transalpine Gaulishparioscauldron
4Proto-Celtickʷaryoscauldron
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷr̥-yos
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “Paris

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-yosEvery word from Proto-Celtic kʷaryos