Where does “прам” come from?

прам (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic pormъ, from Proto-Indo-European pórmos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

прам (Serbo-Croatian): ferry; lock, tuft

Definitions

  1. ferry; lock, tuft

Ancestry of “прам”, step by step

прам traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic pormъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpormъferry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpórmos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Serbo-Croatian пра̏ме̄н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпра̏ме̄нlock, tuft (of hair)
2Proto-Slavic*pormyply, strand, strip

Words derived from “прам”

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