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Where does “Porrei” come from?

Porrei (German) comes from French porrée, from Latin porrum, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

Ancestry of “Porrei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchporrée—
2Latinporrumleek; chives
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

Words derived from “Porrei”

  • порей
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