Where does “szitakötő” come from?

szitakötő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szita, from Proto-Slavic sito, from Proto-Balto-Slavic séiˀta, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁y-tom, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

szitakötő (Hungarian): dragonfly, damselfly

Definitions

  1. dragonfly, damselfly

Ancestry of “szitakötő”, step by step

szitakötő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszitasieve
2Proto-Slavicsitosieve
3Proto-Balto-Slavicséiˀtasieve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁y-tom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

via Hungarian kötő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankötőpresent participle of köt; knitting; binding
2Hungariankötto bind, tie; to knit
3Proto-Uralickütke-to bind

Words derived from “szitakötő”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁y-tom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic séiˀta →