Where does “étolaj” come from?

étolaj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ét, from Hungarian eszik, from Hungarian ész, from Proto-Turkic es — memory; mind.

étolaj (Hungarian): cooking oil

Definitions

  1. cooking oil

Ancestry of “étolaj”, step by step

étolaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianétfood; eating
2Hungarianeszikto eat; third-person plural indicative present...
3Hungarianészintellect, brains, mind, reason, judgment,...
4Proto-Turkicesmemory; mind

via Hungarian olaj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianolajoil

Words derived from “étolaj

Every word from Proto-Turkic esEvery word from Hungarian észEvery word from Hungarian eszik