Where does “szópárbaj” come from?
szópárbaj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian párbaj, 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.
szópárbaj (Hungarian): fight, argument, repartee a battle of words, a verbal confrontation/sparring
Definitions
- fight, argument, repartee a battle of words, a verbal confrontation/sparring
Ancestry of “szópárbaj”, step by step
szópárbaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian párbaj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | párbaj | duel |
| 2 | Hungarian | pár | pair, couple; partner, spouse; some, a few, a... |
| 3 | German | paar | some; few; a few |
| 4 | Middle High German | pâr | — |
| 5 | Old High German | par | — |
| 6 | Latin | pār | even (of a number) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |