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Where does “beken” come from?

beken (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.

beken (Hungarian): superessive singular of béke

Definitions

  1. superessive singular of béke

Ancestry of “beken”, step by step

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