Where does “időközben” come from?

időközben (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian időköz, from Hungarian idő, from Proto-Turkic öd, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

időközben (Hungarian): meanwhile, in the meantime, meantime; inessive...

Definitions

  1. meanwhile, in the meantime, meantime; inessive...

Ancestry of “időközben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianidőközinterval, time interval, lapse, period
2Hungarianidőa concept relating to the temporal dimension;...
3Proto-Turkicödtime
4Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire
Every word from Proto-Turkic ōt →Every word from Proto-Turkic öd →Every word from Hungarian idő →