Where does “teniszütő” come from?

teniszütő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ütő, from Hungarian üt, from Proto-Finno-Ugric äktɜ- — hit, beat, cut.

teniszütő (Hungarian): tennis racket

Definitions

  1. tennis racket

Ancestry of “teniszütő”, step by step

teniszütő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ütő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianütőpresent participle of üt; beating, hitting,...
2Hungarianütto hit, strike, beat, knock, slap, smack; to take...
3Proto-Finno-Ugricäktɜ-hit, beat, cut

via Hungarian tenisz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantenisztennis
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric äktɜ-Every word from Hungarian ütEvery word from Hungarian ütő