Where does “méregtan” come from?

méregtan (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tán, from Hungarian talán, from Hungarian találom, from Hungarian talál, from Proto-Uralic tole-, from Hungarian -ál, from Hungarian -l, from Proto-Uralic -l.

méregtan (Hungarian): toxicology

Definitions

  1. toxicology

Ancestry of “méregtan”, step by step

méregtan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantánmaybe, perhaps
2Hungariantalánmaybe, perhaps
3Hungariantalálomfirst-person singular indicative present definite...
4Hungariantalálto find, come across; to find; to hit
5Proto-Uralictole-to come
6Hungarian-álSame as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for...
7Hungarian-lAppended to a noun, an adjective or less...
8Proto-Uralic-l

via Hungarian méreg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianméregpoison, venom, toxin; anger, wrath
Every word from Proto-Uralic -lEvery word from Hungarian -álEvery word from Proto-Uralic tole-