Where does “па́рен” come from?
па́рен (Bulgarian) comes from German paar, from Middle High German pâr, from Old High German par, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
па́рен (Bulgarian): steamy
Definitions
- steamy
Ancestry of “па́рен”, step by step
па́рен traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German paar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | paar | some; few; a few |
| 2 | Middle High German | pâr | — |
| 3 | Old High German | par | — |
| 4 | Latin | pār | even (of a number) |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Russian па́ря
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | па́ря | guy, fellow, bloke, boyfriend |