Where does “tűzveszélyes” come from?

tűzveszélyes (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian veszélyes, from Hungarian veszély, from Hungarian vész, from Proto-Uralic wexe- — to take, to grasp.

tűzveszélyes (Hungarian): flammable, fire hazard, fire risk easily set on fire; having an increased likelihood of creating fire

Definitions

  1. flammable, fire hazard, fire risk easily set on fire; having an increased likelihood of creating fire

Ancestry of “tűzveszélyes”, step by step

tűzveszélyes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian veszélyes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianveszélyesdangerous
2Hungarianveszélydanger
3Hungarianvészplague, pestilence, pandemic, disease; disaster,...
4Proto-Uralicwexe-to take, to grasp

via Hungarian tűz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantűzfire; fire, passion; to pin, to stitch
2Hungariantövikto stitch; to prick, drill; to prick, stab;...
Every word from Proto-Uralic wexe-Every word from Hungarian vészEvery word from Hungarian veszély
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