Where does “elektromosságtan” come from?
elektromosságtan (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tán, from Hungarian talán, from Hungarian találom, from Hungarian talál, from Proto-Uralic tole-, from Hungarian -ál, from Hungarian -l, from Proto-Uralic -l.
elektromosságtan (Hungarian): electricity
Definitions
- electricity
Ancestry of “elektromosságtan”, step by step
elektromosságtan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian tán
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tán | maybe, perhaps |
| 2 | Hungarian | talán | maybe, perhaps |
| 3 | Hungarian | találom | first-person singular indicative present definite... |
| 4 | Hungarian | talál | to find, come across; to find; to hit |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | tole- | to come |
| 6 | Hungarian | -ál | Same as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for... |
| 7 | Hungarian | -l | Appended to a noun, an adjective or less... |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | -l | — |
via Hungarian elektromosság
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | elektromosság | electricity |
| 2 | Hungarian | elektromos | electric, electrical; the electric power supplier... |
| 3 | Latin | ēlectrum | amber |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἤλεκτρον | amber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum |