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Where does “vaskos” come from?

vaskos (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vas, from Proto-Uralic waśke, from Proto-Tocharian wi̯äsā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂é-h₂us-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

vaskos (Hungarian): bulky, stout, fat, chubby; thick, heavy, fat,...

Definitions

  1. bulky, stout, fat, chubby; thick, heavy, fat,...

Ancestry of “vaskos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvasiron
2Proto-Uralicwaśkea metal; copper, iron?
3Proto-Tocharianwi̯äsāgold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂é-h₂us-o-glow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up
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