Where does “múlt idő” come from?
múlt idő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian idő, from Proto-Turkic öd, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.
múlt idő (Hungarian): past tense
Ancestry of “múlt idő”, step by step
múlt idő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian idő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | idő | a concept relating to the temporal dimension;... |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | öd | time |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ōt | fire; bonfire |
via Hungarian múlt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | múlt | third-person singular indicative past indefinite... |
| 2 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -tt | — |