Where does “barlangtan” come from?

barlangtan (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tán, from Hungarian talán, from Hungarian találom, from Hungarian talál, from Proto-Uralic tole-, from Hungarian -ál, from Hungarian -l, from Proto-Uralic -l.

barlangtan (Hungarian): speleology

Definitions

  1. speleology

Ancestry of “barlangtan”, step by step

barlangtan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantánmaybe, perhaps
2Hungariantalánmaybe, perhaps
3Hungariantalálomfirst-person singular indicative present definite...
4Hungariantalálto find, come across; to find; to hit
5Proto-Uralictole-to come
6Hungarian-álSame as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for...
7Hungarian-lAppended to a noun, an adjective or less...
8Proto-Uralic-l

via Hungarian barlang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbarlangcave; den
2Proto-Slavicbьrlogъden, lair; cave
3Proto-Slavic-gaDeverbative, forming abstract nouns; Denominal,...
4Proto-Slavic-ьda
Every word from Proto-Uralic -lEvery word from Hungarian -álEvery word from Proto-Uralic tole-
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