Where does “Békéssámson” come from?
Békéssámson (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian békés, from Hungarian béke, from Portuguese beco, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Ancestry of “Békéssámson”, step by step
Békéssámson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian békés
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | békés | peaceful |
| 2 | Hungarian | béke | peace |
| 3 | Portuguese | beco | alley |
| 4 | Latin | viā | road, street, path |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | road |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Hungarian Sámson
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Sámson | Samson an Israelite judge in the Old Testament |
| 2 | Hebrew | שִׁמְשׁוֹן | — |