Where does “пароконка” come from?
пароконка (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.
пароконка (Russian): a carriage drawn by two horses
Definitions
- a carriage drawn by two horses
Ancestry of “пароконка”, step by step
пароконка traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian па́ра
| 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 |
via Russian конь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | конь | horse; male horse; steed; horse |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | конь | horse |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | koňь | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | komňь | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kobňь | — |
via Russian ка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ка | The Cyrillic letter К, к; The Roman letter K, k |