Where does “por” come from?
por (Hungarian) comes from Bavarian paur, from German bauen, from Middle High German būwen, from Old High German būan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
por (Hungarian): peasant
Ancestry of “por”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bavarian | paur | farmer |
| 2 | German | bauen | to build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely |
| 3 | Middle High German | būwen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | būan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *būan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |