Where does “mérőszalag” come from?

mérőszalag (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mérő, from Hungarian mér, from Hungarian -s — Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning...

mérőszalag (Hungarian): tape measure, measuring tape a graduated ribbon of cloth, plastic or metal used for measuring lengths

Definitions

  1. tape measure, measuring tape a graduated ribbon of cloth, plastic or metal used for measuring lengths

Ancestry of “mérőszalag”, step by step

mérőszalag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mérő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmérőpresent participle of mér; measuring; meter
2Hungarianmérto measure, gauge, weigh, clock, time; to strike...
3Hungarian-sAdded to a noun to form an adjective meaning...

via Hungarian szalag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszalagribbon, tape, band, sash, stripe, strip; tape;...
2Proto-Uralicśale-knit

Words derived from “mérőszalag”

Every word from Hungarian -s →Every word from Hungarian mér →Every word from Hungarian mérő →