Where does “zsebóra” come from?

zsebóra (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zseb, from Ottoman Turkish جیب, from Classical Persian جیب, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás — to live.

zsebóra (Hungarian): pocket watch

Definitions

  1. pocket watch

Ancestry of “zsebóra”, step by step

zsebóra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian zseb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsebpocket
2Ottoman Turkishجیبpocket
3Classical Persianجیب—
4Arabicجَيْبpocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold...
5Sanskritज्याbow-string, tendon; sine
6Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
7Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
8Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Hungarian óra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianóraclock, watch; hour; o'clock
2Latinhōrahour
3Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
4Proto-Hellenic*worā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “zsebóra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →