Where does “Tiszaföldvár” come from?
Tiszaföldvár (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tisza, from Proto-Slavic tisъ, from Proto-Indo-European taḱs-.
Ancestry of “Tiszaföldvár”, step by step
Tiszaföldvár traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian tisza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tisza | yew |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tisъ | yew |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | taḱs- | — |
via Hungarian vár
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | vár | castle, fortress; citadel; to wait for someone or... |
| 2 | Proto-Ugric | warɜ- | to guard, wait |
via Hungarian Föld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Föld | Earth |