parra.
A bird of ill omen; perhaps the barn owl
Meaning & usage
A bird of ill omen; perhaps the barn owl
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. De Vaan leaves the etymology uncertain, though he tentatively posits a connection with Proto-Indo-European *sprH-, perhaps via an intermedary form *sprH-e/os-. Nevertheless, he also considers it possible that these words could all have been borrowed from a non-IE source. Höfler alternatively proposes the existence of an original possessive s-stem adjective *(s)pr̥h₂sós, which then may have been substantivized, yielding *(s)pṛ́h₂seh₂, itself potentially producing Proto-Italic *parVzā via the palma-rule. This proto-form would then be the source of parra and Umbrian 𐌐𐌀𐌓𐌚𐌀𐌌 (parfam). Cognate with English sparrow.
pole, post
Where this word comes from
Of uncertain origin, perhaps a substrate word. If related to *barra (“crossbar”), the initial /b/~/p/ variation may suggest a pre-Celtic substrate. Compare also Welsh parr (“enclosed space”), Breton par (“parcel of land”).
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