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Where does “Tóth” come from?

Tóth (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tót, from Proto-Slavic tjudjь, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Tóth (Hungarian): Slav

Definitions

  1. Slav

Ancestry of “Tóth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungariantótA Slovak or Slovene person, or a person of such...
2Proto-Slavictjudjьforeign, strange
3Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “Tóth”

  • Toth
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