Where does “békés” come from?

békés (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.

békés (Hungarian): peaceful

Definitions

  1. peaceful

Ancestry of “békés”, step by step

békés traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian béke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbékepeace
2Portuguesebecoalley
3Latinviāroad, street, path
4Proto-Italic*wiāroad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Hungarian bükkös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbükkös—
2Hungarianbükkbeech

Words derived from “békés”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →