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Where does “prena” come from?

prena (Middle Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic prɨnad, from Proto-Celtic kʷrinati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- — to buy.

prena (Middle Cornish): to buy

Definitions

  1. to buy

Ancestry of “prena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicprɨnadto buy
2Proto-Celtickʷrinatito buy
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷrinéh₂tito buy
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷreyh₂-to buy

Words derived from “prena”

  • perna
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- →