Where does “békét” come from?

békét (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.

békét (Hungarian): accusative singular of béke

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of béke

Ancestry of “békét”, 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 →