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Where does “motorkerékpár” come from?

motorkerékpár (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kerékpár, from Hungarian pár, 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- — passed , crossed.

motorkerékpár (Hungarian): motorcycle

Definitions

  1. motorcycle

Ancestry of “motorkerékpár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankerékpárbicycle
2Hungarianpárpair, couple; partner, spouse; some, a few, a...
3Germanpaarsome; few; a few
4Middle High Germanpâr—
5Old High Germanpar—
6Latinpār—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanperH-to fly; fore, first; exchange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “motorkerékpár”

  • motorkerékpárok
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