Where does “versenypálya” come from?

versenypálya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian verseny, from Hungarian verseng, from Hungarian vers, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

versenypálya (Hungarian): track, field

Definitions

  1. track, field

Ancestry of “versenypálya”, step by step

versenypálya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian verseny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianversenyrace, contest, competition
2Hungarianversengto compete, contend
3Hungarianversverse, poem; race
4Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
5Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
6Proto-Italicwertōto turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Hungarian pálya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpályacourt, rink, field, pitch; path, orbit, track;...
2Latinpalliumcloak; coverlet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Italic wertō →