Where does “botkormány” come from?

botkormány (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kormány, from Serbo-Croatian kŕma, from Proto-Slavic kъrma, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrh₃-mo-.

botkormány (Hungarian): joystick

Definitions

  1. joystick

Ancestry of “botkormány”, step by step

botkormány traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kormány

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankormánysteering wheel; helm; government
2Serbo-Croatiankŕmaforage, fodder
3Proto-Slavickъrmastern controlling section of a boat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrh₃-mo-—

via Hungarian bot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbotstick; staff
2Proto-Slavicbъtъ—

Words derived from “botkormány”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrh₃-mo- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrma →Every word from Serbo-Croatian kŕma →
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