Where does “vasak” come from?
vasak (Hungarian) comes from Polabian våsă, from Proto-Slavic osà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wápsāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
vasak (Hungarian): nominative plural of vas
Definitions
- nominative plural of vas
Ancestry of “vasak”, step by step
vasak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polabian våsă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polabian | våsă | wasp |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | osà | wasp |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *wápsāˀ | wasp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wobʰséh₂ | wasp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
via Hungarian Vas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Vas | and in the former Kingdom of Hungary |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | waśke | a metal; copper, iron? |
| 3 | Proto-Tocharian | wi̯äsā | gold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂é-h₂us-o- | glow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |