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

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of praia

Ancestry of “praya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepraiabeach
2Old Portuguesepraya
3Late Latinplagiaslope, slant; beach; second-person singular...
4Latinplāgaplague, misfortune
5Latinplagius
6Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
7Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πλάγιος