Where does “végtag” come from?

végtag (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tág, from English TAG, from Aramaic תגא, from Parthian *𐫤𐫀𐫃.

végtag (Hungarian): limb, extremity

Definitions

  1. limb, extremity

Ancestry of “végtag”, step by step

végtag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tág

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantágample, wide
2EnglishTAGTight and aggressive; Initialism of...
3Aramaicתגאcrown, diadem, tiara
4Parthian*𐫤𐫀𐫃—

via Hungarian vég

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvégend; bolt
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋe—

Words derived from “végtag”

Every word from Parthian *𐫤𐫀𐫃 →Every word from Aramaic תגא →Every word from English TAG →