Where does “pàra” come from?

pàra (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish پاره, from Persian پاره, from Middle Persian pʾlk' — piece, part, portion.

pàra (Serbo-Croatian): steam

Definitions

  1. steam

Ancestry of “pàra”, step by step

pàra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish پاره

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپارهpiece, part, morsel; cannon shot; coin, money
2Persianپارهpiece, part, portion; coin, money; torn, torn...
3Middle Persianpʾlk'piece, part, portion

via Slavic *para

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slavic*para—

Words derived from “pàra”

Every word from Middle Persian pʾlk' →Every word from Persian پاره →Every word from Ottoman Turkish پاره →