Where does “betűszemét” come from?
betűszemét (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szemét, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
betűszemét (Hungarian): mojibake
Definitions
- mojibake
Ancestry of “betűszemét”, step by step
betűszemét traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian szemét
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szemét | sweepings, litter; garbage, rubbish, waste,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | -é | Used to form the lative, expressing the direction... |
| 3 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Hungarian betű
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | betű | letter, as in letter of the alphabet |