Where does “betűz” come from?

betűz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tűz, from Hungarian tövik — to stitch; to prick, drill; to prick, stab;...

betűz (Hungarian): to spell; to pin; to shine in

Definitions

  1. to spell; to pin; to shine in

Ancestry of “betűz”, step by step

betűz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tűz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantűzfire; fire, passion; to pin, to stitch
2Hungariantövikto stitch; to prick, drill; to prick, stab;...

via Hungarian betű

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbetűletter, as in letter of the alphabet
Every word from Hungarian tövikEvery word from Hungarian tűz