Where does “fénytan” come from?

fénytan (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.

fénytan (Hungarian): optics

Definitions

  1. optics

Ancestry of “fénytan”, step by step

fénytan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantánmaybe, perhaps
2Hungariantalánmaybe, perhaps
3Hungariantalálomfirst-person singular indicative present definite...
4Hungariantalálto find, come across; to find; to hit
5Proto-Uralictole-to come
6Hungarian-álSame as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for...
7Hungarian-lAppended to a noun, an adjective or less...
8Proto-Uralic-l

via Hungarian fény

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfénylight; shine
2Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
3Proto-Uralicpäje
Every word from Proto-Uralic -lEvery word from Hungarian -álEvery word from Proto-Uralic tole-