Where does “beszélni” come from?

beszélni (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian beszél, from Hungarian beszéd, from Proto-Slavic besěda, from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.

beszélni (Hungarian): infinitive of beszél

Definitions

  1. infinitive of beszél

Ancestry of “beszélni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbeszélto speak, talk; to matter, to count, to have...
2Hungarianbeszédspeech
3Proto-Slavicbesědasitting outdoors; an outdoor gathering;...
4Proto-Slavicbezwithout
5Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bez →Every word from Proto-Slavic besěda →