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
Definitions
- wrought iron
Ancestry of “kovácsoltvas”, step by step
kovácsoltvas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian kovácsolt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to forge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kewh₂- | to hit, to strike; to forge |
via Hungarian Vas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Vas | and in the former Kingdom of Hungary |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | waśke | a metal; copper, iron? |
| 3 | Proto-Tocharian | wi̯äsā | gold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂é-h₂us-o- | glow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |