Where does “életcél” come from?

életcél (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cél, from German ziel, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

életcél (Hungarian): life goal

Definitions

  1. life goal

Ancestry of “életcél”, step by step

életcél traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian cél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancéltarget, goal, aim, purpose, objective; finish
2Germanzielsingular imperative of zielen
3Middle High Germanzil—
4Old High Germanzil—
5Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
6Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Hungarian élet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianéletlife
2Hungarianélto live; to live in a particular state; to use...
3Proto-Ugricelɜedge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →