Where does “ívhíd” come from?

ívhíd (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ív, from Proto-Uralic jëŋse — bow.

ívhíd (Hungarian): arch bridge

Definitions

  1. arch bridge

Ancestry of “ívhíd”, step by step

ívhíd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ív

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianívarc; arch; sheet
2Proto-Uralicjëŋsebow

via Hungarian híd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhídbridge
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëŋse →Every word from Hungarian ív →