Where does “táblajáték” come from?

táblajáték (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tábla, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

táblajáték (Hungarian): board game any of many games of strategy or chance played on a specially designed board; often involves one or more players moving pieces and using dice or cards

Definitions

  1. board game any of many games of strategy or chance played on a specially designed board; often involves one or more players moving pieces and using dice or cards

Ancestry of “táblajáték”, step by step

táblajáték traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tábla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantáblawriting board, chalkboard, whiteboard; sign,...
2Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
3Proto-Italic*taðlāboard

via Hungarian játék

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjátéktoy; game
2Proto-Finno-Ugricjukta-to tell
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Hungarian tábla →