Where does “prose” come from?

prose (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic porsę, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prose (Lower Sorbian): piglet

Definitions

  1. piglet

Ancestry of “prose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicporsępiglet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →
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