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Where does “pria” come from?

pria (French) comes from French prier, from Old French proiier, from Latin precor, from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks, from Proto-Indo-European préḱs, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

pria (French): third-person singular past historic of prier

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of prier

Ancestry of “pria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprierto pray; to beg, to beseech, to pray to
2Old Frenchproiierto pray; to pray; to beg; to implore; to beg
3LatinprecorI beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill...
4Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
5Proto-Italicpreks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →