Where does “Para” come from?

Para (German) comes from Turkish para, from Ottoman Turkish پاره, from Persian پاره, from Middle Persian pʾlk' — piece, part, portion.

Para (German): scrilla, dough, dosh, money

Definitions

  1. scrilla, dough, dosh, money

Ancestry of “Para”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishparamoney
2Ottoman Turkishپارهpiece, part, morsel; cannon shot; coin, money
3Persianپارهpiece, part, portion; coin, money; torn, torn...
4Middle Persianpʾlk'piece, part, portion

Words derived from “Para”

Every word from Middle Persian pʾlk' →Every word from Persian پاره →Every word from Ottoman Turkish پاره →