Where does “lyukkártya” come from?

lyukkártya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lyuk, from Proto-Uralic lowkke — hole.

lyukkártya (Hungarian): punched card, punch card

Definitions

  1. punched card, punch card

Ancestry of “lyukkártya”, step by step

lyukkártya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian lyuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlyukhole, opening, aperture; burrow, hollow, lair;...
2Proto-Uraliclowkkehole

via Hungarian kártya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankártyacard
Every word from Proto-Uralic lowkke →Every word from Hungarian lyuk →