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Where does “pawer” come from?

pawer (Tagalog) comes from English power, from Middle English poer, from Old French pooir, from Latin posso, from Finnish possu, from Finnish porsas, from Proto-Finnic porcas, from Romanian porc — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “pawer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpowerAbility to do or undergo something; Ability to...
2Middle Englishpoer—
3Old Frenchpooircan; to be able to; power; ability; capability
4Latinpossoto be able
5Finnishpossupiggy, pig, piglet; a slovenly person; pork
6FinnishporsasA piglet; Pork; A pig in the sense of messy,...
7Proto-Finnicporcaspiglet
8Romanianporcpig , hog, swine; pork
9Latinporcusa piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for...
10Proto-Italicporkospig
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
12Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “pawer”

  • werpa
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