Where does “fejpályaudvar” come from?
fejpályaudvar (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pályaudvar, from German Bahnhof, from German Bahn, from Middle High German ban, from Old High German bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô.
fejpályaudvar (Hungarian): terminal
Ancestry of “fejpályaudvar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | pályaudvar | station; railway station, railroad station |
| 2 | German | Bahnhof | train station |
| 3 | German | Bahn | route, trail; rail transport; tram, train;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ban | — |
| 5 | Old High German | bana | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |