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
tűzfal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian fal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fal | wall; to devour, gorge, wolf, scarf |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | pala- | to devour, eat |
via Hungarian tűz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tűz | fire; fire, passion; to pin, to stitch |
| 2 | Hungarian | tövik | to stitch; to prick, drill; to prick, stab;... |
Words derived from “tűzfal”