Where does “tengeralattjáró” come from?

tengeralattjáró (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tenger, from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

tengeralattjáró (Hungarian): submarine

Definitions

  1. submarine

Ancestry of “tengeralattjáró”, step by step

tengeralattjáró traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tenger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantengersea
2Proto-Turkicteŋiŕsea
3Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
4Middle Chinese

via Hungarian alatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianalattunder, below, underneath; in, in/over the course...
2Hungarian-tt-ed, -t. Used to form the past participle of a...
3Proto-Uralic-tt

via Hungarian járó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjárópresent participle of jár; going, walking,...
2Hungarianjárto go, to move between places, whether on foot or...
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjorɜroll
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Old Turkic teŋEvery word from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ