Where does “Pera” come from?

Pera (Turkish) comes from Ancient Greek πέρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Pera (Turkish): a neighborhood in Istanbul

Definitions

  1. a neighborhood in Istanbul

Ancestry of “Pera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέραbeyond
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek πέρα →