Etymology Explorer › Hungarian

Where does “játszma” come from?

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

játszma (Hungarian): game, match

Definitions

  1. game, match

Ancestry of “játszma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjátszikto play; to pretend, to feign, to play; to...
2Hungarianjátéktoy; game
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjukta-to tell

Words derived from “játszma”

  • sakkjátszma
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jukta- →