Where does “űrpálya” come from?

űrpálya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian űr, from Hungarian üreg, from Hungarian ür-.

űrpálya (Hungarian): orbit

Definitions

  1. orbit

Ancestry of “űrpálya”, step by step

űrpálya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian űr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianűrvoid, gap; space, outer space; emptiness
2Hungarianüregcavity, hole, cave, pit, cavern, sinus
3Hungarianür-

via Hungarian pálya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpályacourt, rink, field, pitch; path, orbit, track;...
2Latinpalliumcloak; coverlet

Words derived from “űrpálya

Every word from Hungarian ür-Every word from Hungarian üregEvery word from Hungarian űr