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
- scrilla, dough, dosh, money
Ancestry of “Para”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | para | money |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پاره | piece, part, morsel; cannon shot; coin, money |
| 3 | Persian | پاره | piece, part, portion; coin, money; torn, torn... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | pʾlk' | piece, part, portion |
Words derived from “Para”