Where does “névjegy” come from?

névjegy (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian jegy, from Hungarian jel, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke.

névjegy (Hungarian): business card, visiting card, card; signature

Definitions

  1. business card, visiting card, card; signature

Ancestry of “névjegy”, step by step

névjegy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian jegy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjegysign, mark, feature, trait, characteristic; a...
2Hungarianjelsign, symbol; marker, inflectional suffix or...
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—

via Hungarian név

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannévname; noun
2Proto-Uralicnimename

Words derived from “névjegy”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke →Every word from Hungarian jel →Every word from Hungarian jegy →