Where does “keresőlámpák” come from?
keresőlámpák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian keresőlámpa, from Hungarian kereső, from Hungarian kérés, from Hungarian kér, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kerä- — to request.
Ancestry of “keresőlámpák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | keresőlámpa | searchlight |
| 2 | Hungarian | kereső | present participle of keres; earning,... |
| 3 | Hungarian | kérés | verbal noun of kér: request; request |
| 4 | Hungarian | kér | to ask, to make a request; would like to have |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kerä- | to request |