Where does “bálnavadászat” come from?

bálnavadászat (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bálna, from Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bálnavadászat (Hungarian): whaling

Definitions

  1. whaling

Ancestry of “bálnavadászat”, step by step

bálnavadászat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian bálna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbálnawhale
2Latinbālaena
3Ancient Greekφάλαιναwhale
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Hungarian vadászat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvadászathunt, venery
2Hungarian-ászatAdded to a noun to form a noun, normally the...
3Hungarian-atAdded to a back-vowel verb to form a verb with a...
4Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
5Proto-Uralic-tt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-