Where does “keresőlámpa” come from?

keresőlámpa (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kereső, from Hungarian kérés, from Hungarian kér, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kerä- — to request.

keresőlámpa (Hungarian): searchlight

Definitions

  1. searchlight

Ancestry of “keresőlámpa”, step by step

keresőlámpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kereső

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankeresőpresent participle of keres; earning,...
2Hungariankérésverbal noun of kér: request; request
3Hungariankérto ask, to make a request; would like to have
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickerä-to request

via Hungarian lámpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlámpalamp

Words derived from “keresőlámpa”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kerä- →Every word from Hungarian kér →Every word from Hungarian kérés →