Where does “párbeszédjel” come from?

párbeszédjel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian párbeszéd, 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.

párbeszédjel (Hungarian): dash a typographic symbol - an en dash in Hungarian orthography - to record a conversation in writing; several sentences can follow a single symbol as long as they are spoken by the same speaker

Definitions

  1. dash a typographic symbol - an en dash in Hungarian orthography - to record a conversation in writing; several sentences can follow a single symbol as long as they are spoken by the same speaker

Ancestry of “párbeszédjel”, step by step

párbeszédjel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian párbeszéd

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

via Hungarian jel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjelsign, symbol; marker, inflectional suffix or...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European perH-