Where does “tömbház” come from?

tömbház (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tömb, from Hungarian töm, from Proto-Finno-Ugric temɜ — full, complete; stuff, fill.

tömbház (Hungarian): block of flats

Definitions

  1. block of flats

Ancestry of “tömbház”, step by step

tömbház traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tömb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantömbblock
2Hungariantömto stuff, to fill
3Proto-Finno-Ugrictemɜfull, complete; stuff, fill

via Hungarian ház

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianházhouse, building; home; the residents of a house...

Words derived from “tömbház”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric temɜ →Every word from Hungarian töm →Every word from Hungarian tömb →