Where does “parancsnok” come from?

parancsnok (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.

parancsnok (Hungarian): commander

Definitions

  1. commander

Ancestry of “parancsnok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianparancsorder
2Proto-Slavicporǫčitito hand to, to leave to somebody
3Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
4Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
6Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “parancsnok”

Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →