Where does “па́рный” come from?
па́рный (Russian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
па́рный (Russian): pair, twin
Definitions
- pair, twin
Ancestry of “па́рный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | па́ра | pair, couple |
| 2 | Polish | para | steam, water in gaseous phase; breath; couple |
| 3 | Old Polish | para | steam |
| 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 |