Where does “golfpálya” come from?

golfpálya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian golf, from English golf, from Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

golfpálya (Hungarian): golf course

Definitions

  1. golf course

Ancestry of “golfpálya”, step by step

golfpálya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian golf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangolfgolf
2EnglishgolfA ball game played by individuals competing...
3Middle Dutchcolve—
4Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Hungarian pálya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpályacourt, rink, field, pitch; path, orbit, track;...
2Latinpalliumcloak; coverlet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz →Every word from Middle Dutch colve →