Where does “pár” come from?

pár (Czech) comes from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pár (Czech): pair, couple

Definitions

  1. pair, couple

Ancestry of “pár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāreven (of a number)
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanperH-to fly; fore, first; exchange
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “pár”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perH- →