Where does “tera” come from?

tera (Polish) comes from Polish teraz, from Old Polish teraz, from Proto-Germanic -raz, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

tera (Polish): now

Definitions

  1. now

Ancestry of “tera”, step by step

tera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish teraz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishteraznow
2Old Polishteraznow
3Proto-Germanic-razForms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Japanese 寺

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese寺a temple
2Middle Chinese寺—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -raz →Every word from Old Polish teraz →