Where does “beira” come from?

beira (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese beira, from Galician ribeira, from Old Portuguese ribeira, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

beira (Galician): border, edge, brim, limit; rime, eave; shore

Definitions

  1. border, edge, brim, limit; rime, eave; shore

Ancestry of “beira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebeira—
2Galicianribeirabank
3Old Portugueseribeira—
4Latinrīpārialittoral, riverbank
5Latinrīpāriusthat inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian
6Latinrīpabank (of a river)
7Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

Words derived from “beira”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic reipā →Every word from Latin rīpa →