Where does “nagyszoba” come from?
nagyszoba (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szóba, from Old High German stuba, from Proto-Germanic *stubu.
nagyszoba (Hungarian): great room, living room
Definitions
- great room, living room
Ancestry of “nagyszoba”, step by step
nagyszoba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian szóba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szóba | illative singular of szó |
| 2 | Old High German | stuba | a heated room; bathroom; step |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *stubu | — |
via Hungarian Nagy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Nagy | big, great |