Where does “telefonkártya” come from?

telefonkártya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian telefon, from German Telephon — Obsolete spelling of Telefon.

telefonkártya (Hungarian): phone card, phonecard, telephone card, calling...

Definitions

  1. phone card, phonecard, telephone card, calling...

Ancestry of “telefonkártya”, step by step

telefonkártya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian telefon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantelefontelephone
2GermanTelephonObsolete spelling of Telefon

via Hungarian kártya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankártyacard

Words derived from “telefonkártya

Every word from German TelephonEvery word from Hungarian telefon