Where does “Pârvu” come from?

Pârvu (Romanian) comes 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 “Pârvu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Pârvu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥h₂wós
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