Where does “па́ра” come from?
па́ра (Russian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
па́ра (Russian): pair, couple
Definitions
- pair, couple
Ancestry of “па́ра”, step by step
па́ра traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish para
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | para | steam, water in gaseous phase; breath; couple |
| 2 | Old Polish | para | steam |
| 3 | Middle High German | pâr | — |
| 4 | Old High German | par | — |
| 5 | Latin | pār | even (of a number) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German paar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | paar | some; few; a few |