Where does “vasmacska” come from?
vasmacska (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian macska, from Proto-Slavic mačьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
vasmacska (Hungarian): anchor
Definitions
- anchor
Ancestry of “vasmacska”, step by step
vasmacska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian macska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | macska | cat |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mačьka | cat |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |
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 |