Where does “szélvész” come from?

szélvész (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szél, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śälä- — to cut, cut up, slice.

szélvész (Hungarian): windstorm, storm, gale, tempest

Definitions

  1. windstorm, storm, gale, tempest

Ancestry of “szélvész”, step by step

szélvész traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszélwind; edge
2Proto-Finno-Ugricśälä-to cut, cut up, slice

via Hungarian vész

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvészplague, pestilence, pandemic, disease; disaster,...
2Proto-Uralicwexe-to take, to grasp

Words derived from “szélvész”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śälä- →Every word from Hungarian szél →