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Where does “prit” come from?

prit (Old Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic prɨd, from Proto-Celtic kʷritus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

Ancestry of “prit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicprɨdshape, form; time
2Proto-Celtickʷritusform
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
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