Where does “töltény” come from?
töltény (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tölt, from Hungarian től, from Hungarian tő, from Hungarian -ék, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
töltény (Hungarian): cartridge, bullet
Definitions
- cartridge, bullet
Ancestry of “töltény”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tölt | to pour; to charge; to load |
| 2 | Hungarian | től | to push |
| 3 | Hungarian | tő | stem (plant), foot, stump (tree) |
| 4 | Hungarian | -ék | Added to a verb to form a noun; “Heterogeneous... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -é | Used to form the lative, expressing the direction... |
| 6 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |