Where does “kovácsoltvas” come from?
kovácsoltvas (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kovácsolt, from Hungarian kovácsol, from Hungarian kovács, from Proto-Slavic kovačь, from Proto-Slavic kovàti, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.
kovácsoltvas (Hungarian): wrought iron
Ancestry of “kovácsoltvas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | kovácsolt | third-person singular indicative past indefinite... |
| 2 | Hungarian | kovácsol | to forge, hammer |
| 3 | Hungarian | kovács | smith, blacksmith |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kovačь | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kovàti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kewh₂- | to hit, to strike; to forge |