Where does “prik” come from?
prik (Middle English) comes from Old English prica, from Proto-Slavic perti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “prik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | prica | prick, hole, perforation; point, dot; jot, whit;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | perti | to push, to press; to oppose |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | per- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “prik”