Where does “távirati” come from?
távirati (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian távirat, from Hungarian irat, from Hungarian ír, from German Ire, from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar — fat, milk.
távirati (Hungarian): telegraphic
Ancestry of “távirati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | távirat | telegram |
| 2 | Hungarian | irat | document, papers |
| 3 | Hungarian | ír | to write; to burn; Irish |
| 4 | German | Ire | Irishman |
| 5 | English | Irish | The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also... |
| 6 | Middle English | Irisce | — |
| 7 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 8 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 9 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 10 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |