Where does “fogzománc” come from?

fogzománc (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zománc, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

fogzománc (Hungarian): tooth enamel, enamel

Definitions

  1. tooth enamel, enamel

Ancestry of “fogzománc”, step by step

fogzománc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian zománc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzománcenamel, tooth enamel; enamel, glaze
2Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
3Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Hungarian fog

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

Words derived from “fogzománc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltaną →Every word from Frankish smalt →