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Where does “vihar” come from?

vihar (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Slavic vixъrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀšuras, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

vihar (Hungarian): storm

Definitions

  1. storm

Ancestry of “vihar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvixъrъwhirlwind
2Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀšuraswhirlwind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “vihar”

  • vihart
  • viharral
  • tapsvihar
  • viharsirály
  • viharsirályok
  • viharedzett
  • viharvadász
  • szélvihar
  • szélviharok
  • viharok
  • viharfelhő
  • tapsviharral
  • vihara
  • hóvihar
  • viharos
  • homokvihar
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