Where does “golyóstoll” come from?

golyóstoll (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian toll, from Proto-Uralic tulka — feather.

golyóstoll (Hungarian): ball pen, ballpoint pen a pen that dispenses ink over a metal ball at its point

Definitions

  1. ball pen, ballpoint pen a pen that dispenses ink over a metal ball at its point

Ancestry of “golyóstoll”, step by step

golyóstoll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian toll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantollfeather; pen
2Proto-Uralictulkafeather

via Hungarian golyós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangolyósball attributive usage, roll-on
2Hungarian-sAdded to a noun to form an adjective meaning...

Words derived from “golyóstoll

Every word from Proto-Uralic tulkaEvery word from Hungarian toll
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