Where does “però” come from?
però (Maltese) comes from Italian però, from Latin pirus, from Malay firus, from Persian فیروزه, from Classical Persian پیروزه, from Turkic Turkic, from English sarapa, from Persian سراپا — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
però (Maltese): but
Definitions
- but
Ancestry of “però”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | però | yet, but, however, nevertheless |
| 2 | Latin | pirus | a pear-tree |
| 3 | Malay | firus | turquoise |
| 4 | Persian | فیروزه | turquoise |
| 5 | Classical Persian | پیروزه | turquoise |
| 6 | Turkic | Turkic | — |
| 7 | English | sarapa | A robe of honour |
| 8 | Persian | سراپا | from head to toe |
| 9 | Persian | پا | leg, foot; with |
| 10 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎭 | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | pā́dah | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |