Where does “rejtjel” come from?

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

rejtjel (Hungarian): code, cipher, ciphertext

Definitions

  1. code, cipher, ciphertext

Ancestry of “rejtjel”, step by step

rejtjel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian jel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjelsign, symbol; marker, inflectional suffix or...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—

via Hungarian rejt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrejtto hide

Words derived from “rejtjel”

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