Where does “fémszál” come from?

fémszál (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szál, from Hungarian szóval, from Hungarian szó, from Proto-Ugric sawɜ.

fémszál (Hungarian): wire

Definitions

  1. wire

Ancestry of “fémszál”, step by step

fémszál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszálthread; fiber, fibre; stick
2Hungarianszóvalso, well, that is; instrumental singular of szó
3Hungarianszóword; voice; sound
4Proto-Ugricsawɜ—

via Hungarian fém

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfémmetal
2Hungarianfémlik—
Every word from Proto-Ugric sawɜ →Every word from Hungarian szó →Every word from Hungarian szóval →
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