Where does “parey” come from?

parey (Mauritian Creole) comes from French pareil, from Middle French pareil, from Latin pariculus, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

parey (Mauritian Creole): same

Definitions

  1. same

Ancestry of “parey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpareilsuch; like, alike, same
2Middle Frenchpareil—
3Latinpariculuskindred, similar
4Latinpāreven (of a number)
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanperH-to fly; fore, first; exchange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perH- →