Where does “vígjáték” come from?

vígjáték (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian játék, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jukta- — to tell.

vígjáték (Hungarian): comedy

Definitions

  1. comedy

Ancestry of “vígjáték”, step by step

vígjáték traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian játék

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjátéktoy; game
2Proto-Finno-Ugricjukta-to tell

via Hungarian víg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvígjoyful, happy
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jukta- →Every word from Hungarian játék →