Where does “gyertyán” come from?

gyertyán (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gyertya, from Chuvash ҫурта, from Proto-Turkic *yārtu — something split off.

gyertyán (Hungarian): hornbeam a tree of the genus

Definitions

  1. hornbeam a tree of the genus

Ancestry of “gyertyán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangyertyacandle; shoulder stand; spark plug
2Chuvashҫуртаcandle
3Proto-Turkic*yārtusomething split off

Words derived from “gyertyán”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *yārtu →Every word from Chuvash ҫурта →Every word from Hungarian gyertya →