Where does “mérleg” come from?

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

mérleg (Hungarian): scales; balance

Definitions

  1. scales; balance

Ancestry of “mérleg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmérto measure, gauge, weigh, clock, time; to strike...
2Hungarian-sAdded to a noun to form an adjective meaning...
Every word from Hungarian -s →Every word from Hungarian mér →
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