Where does “примерно” come from?
примерно (Russian) comes from Russian приме́рный, from Russian пример, from Russian приме́рить, from Russian при-, from Russian при, from Proto-Slavic pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
примерно (Russian): about, approximately; exemplarily; short neuter...
Definitions
- about, approximately; exemplarily; short neuter...
Ancestry of “примерно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | приме́рный | approximate, rough |
| 2 | Russian | пример | example, instance; praxis |
| 3 | Russian | приме́рить | to try on (clothes) |
| 4 | Russian | при- | arrival; attachment, on; adding to |
| 5 | Russian | при | in the presence of; in the time of; at, by |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pri | next to, by, at; with; to |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prei | at, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |