Where does “billentyűs” come from?

billentyűs (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian billentyű, from Hungarian billen, from Hungarian billeg — to sway, waggle.

billentyűs (Hungarian): keyboard; keyboardist

Definitions

  1. keyboard; keyboardist

Ancestry of “billentyűs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbillentyűkey; valve
2Hungarianbillento tilt, slant, lean, swing, dip
3Hungarianbillegto sway, waggle

Words derived from “billentyűs”

Every word from Hungarian billeg →Every word from Hungarian billen →Every word from Hungarian billentyű →
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