Where does “erkély” come from?
erkély (Hungarian) comes from German Erkel, from Middle High German erkēr, from Old French archiere, from Latin arcuārius, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
erkély (Hungarian): balcony
Ancestry of “erkély”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Erkel | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | erkēr | — |
| 3 | Old French | archiere | — |
| 4 | Latin | arcuārius | — |
| 5 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 6 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |
Words derived from “erkély”