Where does “prema” come from?
prema (Galician) comes from Galician premer, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prema (Galician): compulsion or obligation to do
Definitions
- compulsion or obligation to do
Ancestry of “prema”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | premer | to press; to push; to urge |
| 2 | Latin | premō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |