Where does “непарный” come from?
непарный (Russian) comes from Russian па́рный, from Russian па́ра, from Polish para, from Old Polish para, from Middle High German pâr, from Old High German par, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH- — passed , crossed.
непарный (Russian): unpaired
Ancestry of “непарный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | па́рный | — |
| 2 | Russian | па́ра | — |
| 3 | Polish | para | steam, water in gaseous phase; breath; couple |
| 4 | Old Polish | para | — |
| 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 |