Where does “elvész” come from?
elvész (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vész, from Proto-Uralic wexe- — to take, to grasp.
elvész (Hungarian): to be lost, to get lost, to go missing; to get...
Definitions
- to be lost, to get lost, to go missing; to get...
Ancestry of “elvész”, step by step
elvész traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian vész
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | vész | plague, pestilence, pandemic, disease; disaster,... |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | wexe- | to take, to grasp |
via Hungarian vész#Verb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | vész#Verb | — |