Where does “Kovacs” come from?

Kovacs (English) comes from Hungarian kovács, from Proto-Slavic kovačь, from Proto-Slavic kovàti, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.

Ancestry of “Kovacs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankovácssmith, blacksmith
2Proto-Slavickovačь—
3Proto-Slavickovàtito forge
4Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge

Words derived from “Kovacs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kovàti →Every word from Proto-Slavic kovačь →