Where does “jelszó” come from?

jelszó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szó, from Proto-Ugric sawɜ.

jelszó (Hungarian): password, watchword; watchword, motto

Definitions

  1. password, watchword; watchword, motto

Ancestry of “jelszó”, step by step

jelszó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszóword; voice; sound
2Proto-Ugricsawɜ—

via Hungarian jel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjelsign, symbol; marker, inflectional suffix or...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—

Words derived from “jelszó”

Every word from Proto-Ugric sawɜ →Every word from Hungarian szó →