Where does “bámulatba ejt” come from?
bámulatba ejt (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian éjt, from Hungarian esik, from Ottoman Turkish اشیك, from Proto-Turkic ēĺü-k — door.
bámulatba ejt (Hungarian): to astonish, to amaze
Definitions
- to astonish, to amaze
Ancestry of “bámulatba ejt”, step by step
bámulatba ejt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian éjt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | éjt | accusative singular of éj |
| 2 | Hungarian | esik | to fall; to rain, to snow; to fall somewhere, to... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | اشیك | threshold, doorsill, doorstep, the lowermost part of a doorway |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ēĺü-k | door |
via Hungarian bámulat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | bámulat | admiration, wonder |
| 2 | Hungarian | bámul | to gaze; to admire |
| 3 | Hungarian | Onomatopoeia | — |