Where does “képeslap” come from?
képeslap (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian képes, from Hungarian kép, from Proto-Turkic *kēp — form, example, image.
képeslap (Hungarian): picture postcard; magazine
Definitions
- picture postcard; magazine
Ancestry of “képeslap”, step by step
képeslap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian képes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | képes | formed, shaped; similar; figurative, metaphorical |
| 2 | Hungarian | kép | manner, way, method; form, shape, appearence;... |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *kēp | form, example, image |
via Hungarian láp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | láp | moor |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | läppä | spleen |
Words derived from “képeslap”