English
Poroina Mare
Poroina Mare comes from Romanian Poroina Mare, from Bulgarian порой ‘downpour, torrential rain’, and ultimately from Proto-Albanian *pVrē/ān-.
- Proto-Albanianprehistoric (reconstructed)*pVrē/ān-reconstructed
- Albanianmodernpërrua‘torrent’
- Albanian, derivedmodernpërroi‘definite nominative singular’definite form of përrua
- Bulgarianmodernпорой‘downpour, torrential rain’
- Bulgarian, derivedmodernПоройна
- Romanianc. 1500–presentPoroina Mare
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Albanianprehistoric (reconstructed)*pVrē/ān-reconstructed
- Albanianmodernpërrua‘torrent’
- Albanian, derivedmodernpërroi‘definite nominative singular’definite form of përrua
- Bulgarianmodernпорой‘downpour, torrential rain’
- Bulgarian, derivedmodernПоройна
- Romanianc. 1500–presentPoroina Mare
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Albanian *pVrē/ān-
Today it means
name A village and commune of Mehedinți County, Romania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Albanian *pVrē/ān- / Poroina Mare