Where does “könyvespolc” come from?

könyvespolc (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian polc, from Ukrainian полк, from Russian полк, from Old East Slavic пълъкъ, from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

könyvespolc (Hungarian): bookshelf

Definitions

  1. bookshelf

Ancestry of “könyvespolc”, step by step

könyvespolc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian polc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpolcshelf
2Ukrainianполкregiment
3Russianполкregiment
4Old East Slavicпълъкъ—
5Proto-Slavicpъlkъtroop
6Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Hungarian könyves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankönyvesof books, book-; bookseller; bookmaker
2Hungariankönyvbook

Words derived from “könyvespolc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ →