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Where does “Parisii” come from?

Parisii (Latin) comes from Transalpine Gaulish parios, from Proto-Celtic kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-yos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

Ancestry of “Parisii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Transalpine Gaulishparioscauldron
2Proto-Celtickʷaryoscauldron
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷr̥-yos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
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