Where does “szénszál” come from?

szénszál (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szál, from Hungarian szóval, from Hungarian szó, from Proto-Ugric sawɜ.

szénszál (Hungarian): carbon fibre UK, carbon fiber US

Definitions

  1. carbon fibre UK, carbon fiber US

Ancestry of “szénszál”, step by step

szénszál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszálthread; fiber, fibre; stick
2Hungarianszóvalso, well, that is; instrumental singular of szó
3Hungarianszóword; voice; sound
4Proto-Ugricsawɜ—

via Hungarian szén

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszéncarbon; coal
2Proto-Finno-Ugricśᴕ̈netinder fungus
Every word from Proto-Ugric sawɜ →Every word from Hungarian szó →Every word from Hungarian szóval →