Where does “druzsba” come from?
druzsba (Hungarian) comes from Romanian drujbă, from Russian Дру́жба, from Proto-Slavic družьba, from Proto-Slavic drȗgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic draugás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
druzsba (Hungarian): chainsaw
Ancestry of “druzsba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | drujbă | chainsaw |
| 2 | Russian | Дру́жба | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | družьba | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | drȗgъ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | draugás | friend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |