Where does “ejtőernyő” come from?
ejtőernyő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ejtő, from Hungarian éjt, from Hungarian esik, from Ottoman Turkish اشیك, from Proto-Turkic ēĺü-k — door.
ejtőernyő (Hungarian): parachute
Definitions
- parachute
Ancestry of “ejtőernyő”, step by step
ejtőernyő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian ejtő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ejtő | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | éjt | accusative singular of éj |
| 3 | Hungarian | esik | to fall; to rain, to snow; to fall somewhere, to... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | اشیك | threshold, doorsill, doorstep, the lowermost part of a doorway |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēĺü-k | door |
via Hungarian ernyő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ernyő | umbrella; shade, sunshade, parasol; shade |