Where does “tán” come from?
tán (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian talán, from Hungarian találom, from Hungarian talál, from Proto-Uralic tole-, from Hungarian -ál, from Hungarian -l, from Proto-Uralic -l.
tán (Hungarian): maybe, perhaps
Definitions
- maybe, perhaps
Ancestry of “tán”, step by step
tán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian talán
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | talán | maybe, perhaps |
| 2 | Hungarian | találom | first-person singular indicative present definite... |
| 3 | Hungarian | talál | to find, come across; to find; to hit |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | tole- | to come |
| 5 | Hungarian | -ál | Same as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for... |
| 6 | Hungarian | -l | Appended to a noun, an adjective or less... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | -l | — |