Where does “tantárgy” come from?

tantárgy (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tán, from Hungarian talán, from Hungarian találom, from Hungarian talál, from Proto-Uralic tole-, from Hungarian -ál, from Hungarian -l, from Proto-Uralic -l.

tantárgy (Hungarian): subject

Definitions

  1. subject

Ancestry of “tantárgy”, step by step

tantárgy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantánmaybe, perhaps
2Hungariantalánmaybe, perhaps
3Hungariantalálomfirst-person singular indicative present definite...
4Hungariantalálto find, come across; to find; to hit
5Proto-Uralictole-to come
6Hungarian-álSame as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for...
7Hungarian-lAppended to a noun, an adjective or less...
8Proto-Uralic-l

via Hungarian tárgy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantárgyobject, thing; topic, subject, matter, theme;...
2Old Frenchtargebuckler
3Frankishtargabuckler; shield
4Old Norsetargatarget, small round shield
5Proto-Germanictargǭedge, rim, border
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰōrgʰ-
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

Words derived from “tantárgy

Every word from Proto-Uralic -lEvery word from Hungarian -álEvery word from Proto-Uralic tole-