Where does “harangjáték” come from?

harangjáték (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian játék, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jukta- — to tell.

harangjáték (Hungarian): carillon, chime, glockenspiel a musical instrument and the sound of such instrument

Definitions

  1. carillon, chime, glockenspiel a musical instrument and the sound of such instrument

Ancestry of “harangjáték”, step by step

harangjáték traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian játék

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjátéktoy; game
2Proto-Finno-Ugricjukta-to tell

via Hungarian harang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianharangbell
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jukta- →Every word from Hungarian játék →