Where does “délután” come from?

délután (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian dél, from Proto-Turkic tǖł — balanced, equal, fellow, well-matched, come...

délután (Hungarian): in the afternoon; afternoon

Definitions

  1. in the afternoon; afternoon

Ancestry of “délután”, step by step

délután traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian dél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandélnoon; south, abbreviated as D
2Proto-Turkictǖłbalanced, equal, fellow, well-matched, come...

via Hungarian után

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianutánafter

Words derived from “délután”

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