Where does “párbaj” come from?

párbaj (Hungarian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

párbaj (Hungarian): duel

Definitions

  1. duel

Ancestry of “párbaj”, step by step

párbaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian pár

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

via Hungarian báj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbájcharm, grace, gracefulness
2Serbo-Croatianbȏjbattle
3Proto-Slavicbojьbattle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoyh₂ós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “párbaj”

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