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Where does “tomb” come from?

tomb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian töm, from Proto-Finno-Ugric temɜ — full, complete; stuff, fill.

tomb (Hungarian): block

Definitions

  1. block

Ancestry of “tomb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantömto stuff, to fill
2Proto-Finno-Ugrictemɜfull, complete; stuff, fill

Words derived from “tomb”

  • tömbház
  • jegyzettömb
  • jégtömb
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