Where does “perla” come from?

perla (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German perle, from Old Saxon perula, from Medieval Latin perla, from Latin perna, from Proto-Italic persnā, from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

Ancestry of “perla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanperle
2Old Saxonperula
3Medieval Latinperla
4LatinpernaA haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon; A...
5Proto-Italicpersnā
6Proto-Indo-Europeantpḗrsneh₂heel, upper thigh
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

Words derived from “perla

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂Every word from Proto-Italic persnā