Where does “peraja” come from?

peraja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pèro, from Proto-Slavic però, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

peraja (Serbo-Croatian): fin, flipper (appendage of a fish)

Definitions

  1. fin, flipper (appendage of a fish)

Ancestry of “peraja”, step by step

peraja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian pèro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpèrofeather, plume
2Proto-Slavicperòwing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Serbo-Croatian aja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianaja—

Words derived from “peraja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic però →