Where does “beszéd” come from?
beszéd (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Slavic besěda, from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.
beszéd (Hungarian): speech
Ancestry of “beszéd”, step by step
beszéd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Slavic besěda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | besěda | sitting outdoors; an outdoor gathering;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bez | without |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰeǵʰs | — |
via Hungarian szed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szed | to take from somewhere, to collect; to take |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śentä- | to tear down, rip, break off |
Words derived from “beszéd”