Where does “suparnik” come from?
suparnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian par, from German paar, 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.
suparnik (Serbo-Croatian): competitor
Definitions
- competitor
Ancestry of “suparnik”, step by step
suparnik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian par
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | par | pair, couple; few, handful, several |
| 2 | German | paar | some; few; a few |
| 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 Serbo-Croatian su
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | su | third-person plural present of bȉti |