Where does “célnyelv” come from?

célnyelv (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cél, from German ziel, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

célnyelv (Hungarian): target language

Definitions

  1. target language

Ancestry of “célnyelv”, step by step

célnyelv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian cél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancéltarget, goal, aim, purpose, objective; finish
2Germanzielsingular imperative of zielen
3Middle High Germanzil—
4Old High Germanzil—
5Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
6Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Hungarian nyelv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyelvtongue; language; language, tongue
2Proto-Finno-Ugricńälmätongue

Words derived from “célnyelv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →