Where does “fogszabályzó” come from?

fogszabályzó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fog, from Proto-Ugric puŋɜ- — to grasp, to catch.

fogszabályzó (Hungarian): braces

Definitions

  1. braces

Ancestry of “fogszabályzó”, step by step

fogszabályzó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfogto hold; to take; to catch, to capture
2Proto-Ugricpuŋɜ-to grasp, to catch

via Hungarian szabályzó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszabályzó—
Every word from Proto-Ugric puŋɜ- →Every word from Hungarian fog →