Where does “kötőjel” come from?
kötőjel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kötő, from Hungarian köt, from Proto-Uralic kütke- — to bind.
kötőjel (Hungarian): hyphen
Ancestry of “kötőjel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | kötő | present participle of köt; knitting; binding |
| 2 | Hungarian | köt | to bind, tie; to knit |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kütke- | to bind |
Words derived from “kötőjel”