Where does “távcső” come from?

távcső (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cső, from Hungarian -és — Added to a verb to form a noun.

távcső (Hungarian): binoculars; telescope

Definitions

  1. binoculars; telescope

Ancestry of “távcső”, step by step

távcső traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian cső

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsőtube, pipe; bye, hi, ciao
2Hungarian-ésAdded to a verb to form a noun

via Hungarian táv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantávdistance; remote, tele-; -term, -run, -range,...
2Hungariantávolfar; away, absent; distance, farness, remoteness
Every word from Hungarian -és →Every word from Hungarian cső →