Where does “praya” come from?
praya (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese praia, from Old Portuguese praya, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plāga, from Latin plagius, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
praya (Portuguese): Obsolete form of praia
Ancestry of “praya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | praia | beach |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | praya | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | plagia | slope, slant; beach; second-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | plāga | — |
| 5 | Latin | plagius | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |