Where does “parancsnak” come from?
parancsnak (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian parancs, from Proto-Slavic porǫčiti, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.
parancsnak (Hungarian): dative singular of parancs
Definitions
- dative singular of parancs
Ancestry of “parancsnak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | parancs | order |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | porǫčiti | to hand to, to leave to somebody |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rǫka | hand; arm |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ránkāˀ | hand, arm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 6 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |