Where does “hóvihar” come from?

hóvihar (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vihar, from Proto-Slavic vixъrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀšuras, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

hóvihar (Hungarian): blizzard, snowstorm

Definitions

  1. blizzard, snowstorm

Ancestry of “hóvihar”, step by step

hóvihar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian vihar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianviharstorm
2Proto-Slavicvixъrъwhirlwind
3Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀšuraswhirlwind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Hungarian hó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhósnow; month; whoa
2Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

Words derived from “hóvihar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀšuras →Every word from Proto-Slavic vixъrъ →