Where does “bivalyerős” come from?
bivalyerős (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bivaly, from Proto-Slavic byvolъ, from Vulgar Latin buvalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
bivalyerős (Hungarian): strong as an ox very strong and powerful
Definitions
- strong as an ox very strong and powerful
Ancestry of “bivalyerős”, step by step
bivalyerős traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian bivaly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | bivaly | buffalo |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | byvolъ | buffalo |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | buvalus | — |
| 4 | Latin | būbalus | antelope, gazelle |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βούβαλος | A species of antelope, possibly the bubal... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 7 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |