Where does “szökőár” come from?

szökőár (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ár, from German ar, from French are, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

szökőár (Hungarian): spring tide, tidal wave, tsunami

Definitions

  1. spring tide, tidal wave, tsunami

Ancestry of “szökőár”, step by step

szökőár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianárprice; cost; flood
2Germanar—
3Frencharean are
4Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
5Proto-Italicāzeā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Hungarian szökő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszökőpresent participle of szökik; fleeing, running...
2Hungarianszökikto hop; to flee
3Proto-Turkicsēk-to jump

Words derived from “szökőár”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā →