Where does “primavaira” come from?

primavaira (Romansch) comes from Latin prima vera, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

primavaira (Romansch): spring

Definitions

  1. spring

Ancestry of “primavaira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprima veraearly spring
2Latinprīmus—
3Latinprīsmos—
4Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Italic priisemos →