Where does “világjárvány” come from?

világjárvány (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian járvány, from Hungarian jár, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jorɜ — roll.

világjárvány (Hungarian): pandemic disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population

Definitions

  1. pandemic disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population

Ancestry of “világjárvány”, step by step

világjárvány traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian járvány

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjárványepidemic
2Hungarianjárto go, to move between places, whether on foot or...
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjorɜroll

via Hungarian világ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvilágworld; illumination, light, brightness, sight;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwalkelight
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jorɜ →Every word from Hungarian jár →Every word from Hungarian járvány →