Where does “પર” come from?
પર (Gujarati) comes from Portuguese Pera, from Portuguese espera, from Portuguese esperar, from Old Portuguese asperar, from Old Spanish esperar, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs — to succeed, to prosper.
પર (Gujarati): on, upon
Definitions
- on, upon
Ancestry of “પર”, step by step
પર traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Pera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Pera | pear |
| 2 | Portuguese | espera | wait |
| 3 | Portuguese | esperar | to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | asperar | — |
| 5 | Old Spanish | esperar | to wait for, await |
| 6 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 7 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |