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Where does “bányaszerencsétlenség” come from?

bányaszerencsétlenség (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bánya, from Proto-Slavic baňa, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

bányaszerencsétlenség (Hungarian): mining accident, mining disaster, colliery...

Definitions

  1. mining accident, mining disaster, colliery...

Ancestry of “bányaszerencsétlenség”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbányamine; healing spring or bath
2Proto-Slavicbaňabath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,...
3Latinbāneum—
4Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
5Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
6Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
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