Where does “varázspálca” come from?
varázspálca (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian varázs, from Hungarian varázsol, from Proto-Slavic vȏrgъ, from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
varázspálca (Hungarian): magic wand
Definitions
- magic wand
Ancestry of “varázspálca”, step by step
varázspálca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian varázs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | varázs | magic; enchantment, spell |
| 2 | Hungarian | varázsol | to practice magic, do things by magic; to change... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vȏrgъ | foe, enemy |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | verťi | to roll, turn; to throw, cast |
| 5 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 6 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Hungarian pálca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | pálca | cane, stick |