Where does “szökőév” come from?

szökőév (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szökő, from Hungarian szökik, from Proto-Turkic sēk- — to jump.

szökőév (Hungarian): leap year

Definitions

  1. leap year

Ancestry of “szökőév”, step by step

szökőév traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szökő

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

via Hungarian év

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianévyear

Words derived from “szökőév”

Every word from Proto-Turkic sēk- →Every word from Hungarian szökik →Every word from Hungarian szökő →