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Where does “beirarrúa” come from?

beirarrúa (Galician) comes from Galician beira, from Old Portuguese beira, from Galician ribeira, from Old Portuguese ribeira, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā.

beirarrúa (Galician): pavement, sidewalk

Definitions

  1. pavement, sidewalk

Ancestry of “beirarrúa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianbeiraborder, edge, brim, limit; rime, eave; shore
2Old Portuguesebeira—
3Galicianribeira—
4Old Portugueseribeira—
5Latinrīpāria—
6Latinrīpārius—
7Latinrīpa—
8Proto-Italicreipā—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →