Where does “lóerő” come from?

lóerő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ló, from Proto-Ugric *luɣǝ — horse.

lóerő (Hungarian): horsepower

Definitions

  1. horsepower

Ancestry of “lóerő”, step by step

lóerő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlóhorse; knight; pommel horse
2Proto-Ugric*luɣǝhorse

via Hungarian erő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianerőstrength, force, power
2Proto-Turkicerkauthority, freedom

Words derived from “lóerő”

Every word from Proto-Ugric *luɣǝ →Every word from Hungarian ló →