Where does “gyufaszál” come from?

gyufaszál (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szál, from Hungarian szóval, from Hungarian szó, from Proto-Ugric sawɜ.

gyufaszál (Hungarian): matchstick a small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match

Definitions

  1. matchstick a small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match

Ancestry of “gyufaszál”, step by step

gyufaszál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszálthread; fiber, fibre; stick
2Hungarianszóvalso, well, that is; instrumental singular of szó
3Hungarianszóword; voice; sound
4Proto-Ugricsawɜ—

via Hungarian gyufa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangyufamatch
2Hungarianfáfa, a syllable used in solfège to represent the...
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Ugric sawɜ →Every word from Hungarian szó →Every word from Hungarian szóval →