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Where does “könyvesbolt” come from?

könyvesbolt (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bolt, from Italian volta, from Vulgar Latin volta, from Latin volatus, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

könyvesbolt (Hungarian): bookstore

Definitions

  1. bookstore

Ancestry of “könyvesbolt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianboltshop, store; vault
2Italianvoltatime, instance, occasion; turn; vault
3Vulgar Latinvoltanominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum
4Latinvolatusflown, having been flown; flying; flight
5Latinvolō—
6Proto-Italicgʷelāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tito throw, raise the arm
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “könyvesbolt”

  • könyvesboltok
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →