Where does “tóparti” come from?
tóparti (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tópart, 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.
tóparti (Hungarian): lake, lakeside, lakeshore
Definitions
- lake, lakeside, lakeshore
Ancestry of “tóparti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | tópart | lakeshore |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |