Where does “lövészárok” come from?

lövészárok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian árok, from Turkish arık, from Ottoman Turkish آرق, from English Arik, from Armenian առիք, from Old Armenian առիք, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁t- — post, beam, pole.

lövészárok (Hungarian): trench, fire trench, entrenchment

Definitions

  1. trench, fire trench, entrenchment

Ancestry of “lövészárok”, step by step

lövészárok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian árok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianárokditch
2Turkisharıklean, thin
3Ottoman Turkishآرقirrigation ditch, canal, a long, indentation used to channel water in a field or garden
4EnglishArik—
5Armenianառիքceiling
6Old Armenianառիքceiling
7Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁t-post, beam, pole

via Hungarian lövész

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlövészrifleman, shooter
2Hungarianlőto shoot, fire
3Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁t- →Every word from Old Armenian առիք →Every word from Armenian առիք →