Where does “víziszony” come from?

víziszony (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian iszony, from Hungarian iszonyodik, from Hungarian iszamik — to slide, slip; to slide, slip, glide.

víziszony (Hungarian): hydrophobia

Definitions

  1. hydrophobia

Ancestry of “víziszony”, step by step

víziszony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian iszony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianiszonyhorror feeling, loathing, revulsion, disgust, repulsion
2Hungarianiszonyodikto feel horror/repulsion/disgust (of someone or something)
3Hungarianiszamikto slide, slip; to slide, slip, glide

via Hungarian víz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvízwater; flood; drinking water, mineral water
2Proto-Uralicwetewater
Every word from Hungarian iszamik →Every word from Hungarian iszonyodik →Every word from Hungarian iszony →
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