Where does “gyorsvonat” come from?
gyorsvonat (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vonat, from Hungarian von, from Korean 원, from English One, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
gyorsvonat (Hungarian): express train
Definitions
- express train
Ancestry of “gyorsvonat”, step by step
gyorsvonat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian vonat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | vonat | train |
| 2 | Hungarian | von | to pull, draw, attract; to cover, envelop,... |
| 3 | Korean | 원 | won; the official currency of South Korea, sign =... |
| 4 | English | One | The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number |
| 5 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 6 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Hungarian gyors
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | gyors | rapid, quick, fast; express train, express |