Where does “beira” come from?

beira (Old Portuguese) comes from Galician ribeira, from Old Portuguese ribeira, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

Ancestry of “beira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianribeirabank
2Old Portugueseribeira
3Latinrīpārialittoral, riverbank
4Latinrīpāriusthat inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian
5Latinrīpabank (of a river)
6Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂

Words derived from “beira

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂Every word from Proto-Italic reipāEvery word from Latin rīpa