Where does “gőzerő” come from?

gőzerő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian erő, from Proto-Turkic erk — authority, freedom.

gőzerő (Hungarian): steam power

Definitions

  1. steam power

Ancestry of “gőzerő”, step by step

gőzerő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian erő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianerőstrength, force, power
2Proto-Turkicerkauthority, freedom

via Hungarian gőz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangőzsteam, vapor; idea
Every word from Proto-Turkic erk →Every word from Hungarian erő →