Where does “porszívózik” come from?
porszívózik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian porszívó, 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 — to become, grow, appear.
porszívózik (Hungarian): to hoover, vacuum
Ancestry of “porszívózik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | porszívó | vacuuming, vacuum cleaning; vacuum cleaner |
| 2 | Hungarian | pór | peasant |
| 3 | Bavarian | paur | farmer |
| 4 | German | bauen | to build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely |
| 5 | Middle High German | būwen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | būan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *būan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |