Where does “dombvidék” come from?
dombvidék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian domb, from Old Polish dąb, from Proto-Slavic dǫbъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰanw-.
dombvidék (Hungarian): hilly upland, hill country, hills
Definitions
- hilly upland, hill country, hills
Ancestry of “dombvidék”, step by step
dombvidék traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian domb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | domb | hill, mound, hump |
| 2 | Old Polish | dąb | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dǫbъ | oak tree; oak |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰanw- | — |
via Hungarian vidék
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | vidék | region; country, countryside |