Where does “elmos” come from?

elmos (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian el-, from Hungarian -ső, from Hungarian -s — Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning...

elmos (Hungarian): to wash up to clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal

Definitions

  1. to wash up to clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal

Ancestry of “elmos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianel-indicates actions whose direction is pointing...
2Hungarian-sőAdded to a noun or a stem to form an adjective
3Hungarian-sAdded to a noun to form an adjective meaning...
Every word from Hungarian -s →Every word from Hungarian el- →Every word from Hungarian -ső →
elmos — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer