Where does “ibolya” come from?

ibolya (Hungarian) comes from Latin viola, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

ibolya (Hungarian): violet

Definitions

  1. violet

Ancestry of “ibolya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviolaviolet; second-person singular present active...
2LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “ibolya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Latin violo →Every word from Latin viola →