Where does “ÁVH” come from?

ÁVH (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hatóság, from Hungarian ható, from Hungarian hát, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.

ÁVH (Hungarian): the secret police of the People's Republic of Hungary from 1948 until 1956

Definitions

  1. the secret police of the People's Republic of Hungary from 1948 until 1956

Ancestry of “ÁVH”, step by step

ÁVH traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hatóság

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhatóságauthority
2Hungarianhatópresent participle of hat; acting, active,...
3Hungarianhátback; well; then, and, but
4Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

via Hungarian államvédelmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianállamvédelmi—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kutte →Every word from Hungarian hát →Every word from Hungarian ható →