Where does “pingpongütő” come from?
pingpongütő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ütő, from Hungarian üt, from Proto-Finno-Ugric äktɜ- — hit, beat, cut.
pingpongütő (Hungarian): paddle, ping pong bat
Ancestry of “pingpongütő”, step by step
pingpongütő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian ütő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ütő | present participle of üt; beating, hitting,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | üt | to hit, strike, beat, knock, slap, smack; to take... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | äktɜ- | hit, beat, cut |
via Hungarian pingpong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | pingpong | ping pong |
| 2 | English | ping pong | Table tennis; An instance of figuratively... |
Words derived from “pingpongütő”