Where does “kötőhang” come from?

kötőhang (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kötő, from Hungarian köt, from Proto-Uralic kütke- — to bind.

kötőhang (Hungarian): epenthetic vowel, linking vowel

Definitions

  1. epenthetic vowel, linking vowel

Ancestry of “kötőhang”, step by step

kötőhang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kötő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankötőpresent participle of köt; knitting; binding
2Hungariankötto bind, tie; to knit
3Proto-Uralickütke-to bind

via Hungarian hang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhangvoice; sound
Every word from Proto-Uralic kütke- →Every word from Hungarian köt →Every word from Hungarian kötő →