Where does “békék” come from?

békék (Hungarian) comes 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.

békék (Hungarian): nominative plural of béke

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of béke

Ancestry of “békék”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbékepeace
2Portuguesebecoalley
3Latinviāroad, street, path
4Proto-Italic*wiāroad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →
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