Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/per

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Adverb

*per

around
through

Derived terms

*péruti (“last year”) (with *wet- (“year”))

Descendants

From basic form:

Balto-Slavic: *per
- Lithuanian: per, per-
- Slavic: *per, *per- (see there for further descendants)
Italic: *per
- Latin: per

From extended form *peri

Germanic: *firi-
Hellenic:
- Ancient Greek: περί (perí)
Indo-Iranian:
- Indo-Aryan:
  - Sanskrit: परि (pari)
- Iranian:
  - Avestan: 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌‎ (pairi)