Where does “partifecske” come from?
partifecske (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian parti, from Hungarian párt, from Hungarian pár, from German paar, from Middle High German pâr, from Old High German par, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH- — passed , crossed.
partifecske (Hungarian): sand martin
Definitions
- sand martin
Ancestry of “partifecske”, step by step
partifecske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian parti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | parti | a marriageable person, eligible partner; a game... |
| 2 | Hungarian | párt | party; accusative singular of pár |
| 3 | Hungarian | pár | pair, couple; partner, spouse; some, a few, a... |
| 4 | German | paar | some; few; a few |
| 5 | Middle High German | pâr | — |
| 6 | Old High German | par | — |
| 7 | Latin | pār | even (of a number) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Hungarian fecske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fecske | swallow |