Where does “betűszó” come from?

betűszó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szó, from Proto-Ugric sawɜ.

betűszó (Hungarian): acronym, initialism

Definitions

  1. acronym, initialism

Ancestry of “betűszó”, step by step

betűszó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszóword; voice; sound
2Proto-Ugricsawɜ—

via Hungarian betű

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbetűletter, as in letter of the alphabet

Words derived from “betűszó”

Every word from Proto-Ugric sawɜ →Every word from Hungarian szó →