Where does “Pârvan” come from?

Pârvan (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian Първан, from Bulgarian пръв, from Old Church Slavonic прьвъ, from Proto-Slavic pьrvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥h₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “Pârvan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BulgarianПърван—
2Bulgarianпръвfirst
3Old Church Slavonicпрьвъfirst
4Proto-Slavicpьrvъfirst
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpírˀwas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥h₂wósfirst
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Pârvan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥h₂wós →