Where does “пароподібний” come from?

пароподібний (Ukrainian) 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.

пароподібний (Ukrainian): steamlike, vapourlike, vaporlike, vaporous

Definitions

  1. steamlike, vapourlike, vaporlike, vaporous

Ancestry of “пароподібний”, step by step

пароподібний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian па́ра

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпа́раpair, couple
2Polishparasteam, water in gaseous phase; breath; couple
3Old Polishparasteam
4Middle High Germanpâr
5Old High Germanpar
6Latinpāreven (of a number)
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanperH-to fly; fore, first; exchange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Ukrainian поді́бний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianподі́бнийsimilar, alike
2Proto-Slavic*podobьnъsimilar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European perH-
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