Where does “billentyűs” come from?
billentyűs (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian billentyű, from Hungarian billen, from Hungarian billeg — to sway, waggle.
billentyűs (Hungarian): keyboard; keyboardist
Ancestry of “billentyűs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | billentyű | key; valve |
| 2 | Hungarian | billen | to tilt, slant, lean, swing, dip |
| 3 | Hungarian | billeg | to sway, waggle |