Where does “lőpor” come from?

lőpor (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pór, from Bavarian paur, from German bauen, from Middle High German būwen, from Old High German būan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

lőpor (Hungarian): gunpowder an explosive mixture

Definitions

  1. gunpowder an explosive mixture

Ancestry of “lőpor”, step by step

lőpor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian pór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpórpeasant
2Bavarianpaurfarmer
3Germanbauento build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely
4Middle High Germanbūwento build
5Old High Germanbūanto build
6Proto-West Germanic*būan—
7Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Hungarian lő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlőto shoot, fire
2Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot

Words derived from “lőpor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būan →