Where does “obeliszkek” come from?
obeliszkek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian obeliszk, from German Obelisk, from Latin obeliscus, from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Ancestry of “obeliszkek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | obeliszk | obelisk a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top |
| 2 | German | Obelisk | obelisk (a tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point) |
| 3 | Latin | obeliscus | obelisk |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελίσκος | small spit, skewer; anything shaped like a spit;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |