English
Kovacs
Kovacs comes from Hungarian Kovács ‘blacksmith’, and goes back to Proto-Slavic *kovačь.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kovačьreconstructed
- HungarianmodernKovács‘blacksmith’
- EnglishtodayKovacs
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kovačьreconstructed
- HungarianmodernKovács‘blacksmith’
- EnglishtodayKovacs
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *kovačь
Today it means
name A surname from Hungarian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *kovačь / Kovacs