Where does “etiópok” come from?
etiópok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian etióp, from German Äthiopien, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία, from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
etiópok (Hungarian): nominative plural of etióp
Definitions
- nominative plural of etióp
Ancestry of “etiópok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | etióp | Ethiopian |
| 2 | German | Äthiopien | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Αἰθιοπία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Αἰθίοψ | Ethiopian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |