Where does “sóbányák” come from?

sóbányák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sóbánya, from Hungarian bánya, from Proto-Slavic baňa, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

sóbányák (Hungarian): nominative plural of sóbánya

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of sóbánya

Ancestry of “sóbányák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansóbányasalt mine
2Hungarianbányamine; healing spring or bath
3Proto-Slavicbaňabath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,...
4Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
5Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
6Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
7Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum