Where does “levélszemét” come from?

levélszemét (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szemét, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

levélszemét (Hungarian): spam, junk mail unsolicited bulk electronic message

Definitions

  1. spam, junk mail unsolicited bulk electronic message

Ancestry of “levélszemét”, step by step

levélszemét traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szemét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszemétsweepings, litter; garbage, rubbish, waste,...
2Hungarian-éUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
3Albanian-ë-ing, -ion
4Proto-West Germanic-jā—
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Hungarian levél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlevélleaf; letter; email
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Hungarian -é →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -jā →