Where does “éjt” come from?

éjt (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian esik, from Ottoman Turkish اشیك, from Proto-Turkic ēĺü-k — door.

éjt (Hungarian): accusative singular of éj

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of éj

Ancestry of “éjt”, step by step

éjt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian esik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianesikto fall; to rain, to snow; to fall somewhere, to...
2Ottoman Turkishاشیكthreshold, doorsill, doorstep, the lowermost part of a doorway
3Proto-Turkicēĺü-kdoor

via Hungarian éj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianéjnight
2Proto-Uralicüjenight

Words derived from “éjt

Every word from Proto-Turkic ēĺü-kEvery word from Ottoman Turkish اشیكEvery word from Hungarian esik