Where does “terepjáró” come from?
terepjáró (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian járó, from Hungarian jár, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jorɜ — roll.
terepjáró (Hungarian): off-road
Ancestry of “terepjáró”, step by step
terepjáró traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian járó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | járó | present participle of jár; going, walking,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | jár | to go, to move between places, whether on foot or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | jorɜ | roll |
via Hungarian terep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | terep | ground, field, area; terrain |
| 2 | Hungarian | terepes | — |