Where does “írásjel” come from?
írásjel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian írás, from Hungarian ír, from German Ire, from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu — fat, milk.
írásjel (Hungarian): punctuation mark any of various symbols used in writing and printing to indicate pauses, divisions, etc. and to aid the reader in understanding what is written
Definitions
- punctuation mark any of various symbols used in writing and printing to indicate pauses, divisions, etc. and to aid the reader in understanding what is written
Ancestry of “írásjel”, step by step
írásjel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian írás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | írás | verbal noun of ír, writing; script; tails,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | ír | to write; to burn; Irish |
| 3 | German | Ire | Irishman |
| 4 | English | Irish | The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also... |
| 5 | Middle English | Irisce | — |
| 6 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 7 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 8 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 9 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |