Where does “fénycső” come from?

fénycső (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fény, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.

fénycső (Hungarian): fluorescent lamp

Definitions

  1. fluorescent lamp

Ancestry of “fénycső”, step by step

fénycső traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fény

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfénylight; shine
2Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
3Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Hungarian cső

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsőtube, pipe; bye, hi, ciao
2Hungarian-ésAdded to a verb to form a noun
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Hungarian fény →