Where does “tömjén” come from?
tömjén (Hungarian) comes from Greek θυμίαμα, from Ancient Greek θυμίαμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
tömjén (Hungarian): frankincense
Ancestry of “tömjén”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | θυμίαμα | incense resin; incense fumes |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θυμίαμα | that which is burnt as incense or fumigation |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
Words derived from “tömjén”