Where does “békedíj” come from?

békedíj (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.

békedíj (Hungarian): peace award

Definitions

  1. peace award

Ancestry of “békedíj”, step by step

békedíj 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 díj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandíjprice, fee; prize
2Hungariandíjathird-person singular single-possession...
3Hungarian-áUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Uralic-i—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →