Where does “nagycsütörtök” come from?
nagycsütörtök (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian csütörtök, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъkъ, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós — fourth.
nagycsütörtök (Hungarian): Maundy Thursday, Holy Thursday
Definitions
- Maundy Thursday, Holy Thursday
Ancestry of “nagycsütörtök”, step by step
nagycsütörtök traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian csütörtök
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | csütörtök | Thursday |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | četvьrtъkъ | Thursday |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | četvьrtъ | fourth |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ketwirtas | fourth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷetwr̥tós | fourth |
via Hungarian Nagy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Nagy | big, great |