Where does “távol-keleti” come from?
távol-keleti (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian Távol-Kelet, from Hungarian kelet, from Hungarian kel, from Bavarian Keel, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
távol-keleti (Hungarian): Far Eastern
Definitions
- Far Eastern
Ancestry of “távol-keleti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Távol-Kelet | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | kelet | east; marketability; date of dispatch |
| 3 | Hungarian | kel | to get up, rise; to rise; to sprout, shoot, bud,... |
| 4 | Bavarian | Keel | Savoy cabbage |
| 5 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |