Where does “porhó” come from?

porhó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pór, 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.

porhó (Hungarian): powder snow, powdery snow

Definitions

  1. powder snow, powdery snow

Ancestry of “porhó”, step by step

porhó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian pór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpórpeasant
2Bavarianpaurfarmer
3Germanbauento build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely
4Middle High Germanbūwento build
5Old High Germanbūanto build
6Proto-West Germanic*būan—
7Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Hungarian hó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhósnow; month; whoa
2Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būan →