Where does “játékszabály” come from?

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

játékszabály (Hungarian): game rules the rules by which a board game or gambling game must be played

Definitions

  1. game rules the rules by which a board game or gambling game must be played

Ancestry of “játékszabály”, step by step

játékszabály traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian játék

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

via Hungarian szabály

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszabályrule
2Hungarianszabto tailor, cut
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jukta- →Every word from Hungarian játék →