Where does “tejföl” come from?

tejföl (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian föl, from Hungarian fel — up.

tejföl (Hungarian): sour cream, smetana

Definitions

  1. sour cream, smetana

Ancestry of “tejföl”, step by step

tejföl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian föl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianfölAlternative form of fel; cream as milk product;...
2Hungarianfelup

via Hungarian tej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantejmilk
Every word from Hungarian felEvery word from Hungarian föl
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