Where does “szó szerint” come from?

szó szerint (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szerint, from Hungarian -int, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.

szó szerint (Hungarian): literally word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor

Definitions

  1. literally word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor

Ancestry of “szó szerint”, step by step

szó szerint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szerint

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszerintaccording to one's thought, belief, or guess; by,...
2Hungarian-intAdded to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form...
3Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
4Proto-Uralic-tt—

via Hungarian szó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszóword; voice; sound
2Proto-Ugricsawɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -tt →Every word from Hungarian -t →Every word from Hungarian -int →