Where does “közoktatás” come from?

közoktatás (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian oktatás, from Hungarian oktat, from Hungarian okik — to learn one's lesson.

közoktatás (Hungarian): public education

Definitions

  1. public education

Ancestry of “közoktatás”, step by step

közoktatás traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian oktatás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianoktatáseducation, instruction
2Hungarianoktatto educate, instruct, teach
3Hungarianokikto learn one's lesson

via Hungarian köz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianköz"a gap in space or time between two other parts";...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*küti
Every word from Hungarian okikEvery word from Hungarian oktatEvery word from Hungarian oktatás