Where does “elöljáró” come from?
elöljáró (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian elöl, from Hungarian kelő, from Hungarian kel, from Bavarian Keel, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
elöljáró (Hungarian): introductory
Definitions
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Ancestry of “elöljáró”, step by step
elöljáró traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian elöl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | elöl | in front, in/at the front |
| 2 | Hungarian | kelő | present participle of kel; riser; rising |
| 3 | Hungarian | kel | to get up, rise; to rise; to sprout, shoot, bud,... |
| 4 | Bavarian | Keel | Savoy cabbage |
| 5 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |