Where does “tűzfal” come from?
tűzfal (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fal, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.
tűzfal (Hungarian): firewall
Ancestry of “tűzfal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | fal | wall; to devour, gorge, wolf, scarf |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | pala- | to devour, eat |
Words derived from “tűzfal”