Where does “szigetelőszalag” come from?

szigetelőszalag (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szigetelő, from Hungarian szigetel, from Hungarian -él, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

szigetelőszalag (Hungarian): electrical tape, gaffer tape a poorly conductive plastic tape used to insulate electrical wires

Definitions

  1. electrical tape, gaffer tape a poorly conductive plastic tape used to insulate electrical wires

Ancestry of “szigetelőszalag”, step by step

szigetelőszalag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szigetelő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszigetelőinsulating, sealing
2Hungarianszigetelto insulate
3Hungarian-élAdded to a verb to form a noun; Added to a verb...
4Hungarian-é-
5Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
6Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

via Hungarian szalag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszalagribbon, tape, band, sash, stripe, strip; tape;...
2Proto-Uralicśale-knit

Words derived from “szigetelőszalag

Every word from Middle Welsh -ntEvery word from Hungarian -dEvery word from Hungarian -él
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