Where does “környezetvédő” come from?

környezetvédő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian védő, from Hungarian véd, from Proto-Uralic wäntɜ- — to see, look at, watch.

környezetvédő (Hungarian): environmentalist

Definitions

  1. environmentalist

Ancestry of “környezetvédő”, step by step

környezetvédő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian védő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvédőpresent participle of véd; protecting,...
2Hungarianvédto protect, guard; to shelter; to defend
3Proto-Uralicwäntɜ-to see, look at, watch

via Hungarian környezet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankörnyezetenvironment
2Hungariankörnyezto surround
Every word from Proto-Uralic wäntɜ- →Every word from Hungarian véd →Every word from Hungarian védő →