Where does “szelvény” come from?

szelvény (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szél, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śälä- — to cut, cut up, slice.

szelvény (Hungarian): stub a piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes

Definitions

  1. stub a piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes

Ancestry of “szelvény”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszélwind; edge
2Proto-Finno-Ugricśälä-to cut, cut up, slice

Words derived from “szelvény

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śälä-Every word from Hungarian szél