Where does “benzintartály” come from?
benzintartály (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tartály, from Hungarian tárt, from Hungarian tár, from Serbo-Croatian tovar, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar — livestock, cattle.
benzintartály (Hungarian): gas tank a fuel tank for gasoline built into equipment, especially vehicles
Definitions
- gas tank a fuel tank for gasoline built into equipment, especially vehicles
Ancestry of “benzintartály”, step by step
benzintartály traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian tartály
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tartály | container |
| 2 | Hungarian | tárt | third-person singular indicative past indefinite... |
| 3 | Hungarian | tár | storehouse, repository; cabinet, collection;... |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | tovar | cargo; burden; load |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | tovarъ | loading |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *tabar | livestock, cattle |
via Hungarian benzin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | benzin | gasoline (US, Can), gasolene (Jamaica), petrol (UK, Aus, NZ) |