Where does “kormánylapát” come from?

kormánylapát (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kormány, from Serbo-Croatian kŕma, from Proto-Slavic kъrma, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrh₃-mo-.

kormánylapát (Hungarian): rudder

Definitions

  1. rudder

Ancestry of “kormánylapát”, step by step

kormánylapát traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kormány

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankormánysteering wheel; helm; government
2Serbo-Croatiankŕmaforage, fodder
3Proto-Slavickъrmastern controlling section of a boat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrh₃-mo-—

via Hungarian lapát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlapátshovel; paddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrh₃-mo- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrma →Every word from Serbo-Croatian kŕma →