Where does “szinuszgörbék” come from?
szinuszgörbék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szinuszgörbe, from Hungarian szinusz, from German Sinus, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás — to live.
Ancestry of “szinuszgörbék”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szinuszgörbe | sine wave |
| 2 | Hungarian | szinusz | sine |
| 3 | German | Sinus | sine |
| 4 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 5 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 7 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |