Where does “пар” come from?

пар (Northern Altai) comes from Mongolian бар, from Proto-Mongolic bars, from Proto-Turkic bars — leopard, large feline.

пар (Northern Altai): leopard

Definitions

  1. leopard

Ancestry of “пар”, step by step

пар traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mongolian бар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianбарtiger
2Proto-Mongolicbars—
3Proto-Turkicbarsleopard, large feline

via Proto-Turkic bār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbārthere is/are, there exist; there is, there are
Every word from Proto-Turkic bars →Every word from Proto-Mongolic bars →Every word from Mongolian бар →