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Where does “primis” come from?

primis (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic kʷrimis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

Ancestry of “primis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickʷrimisworm
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “primis”

  • pryf
  • pryv
  • preñv
  • prɨβ̃
  • prem
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