Where does “zárójel” come from?

zárójel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian jel, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke.

zárójel (Hungarian): parenthesis (parentheses), bracket(s)

Definitions

  1. parenthesis (parentheses), bracket(s)

Ancestry of “zárójel”, step by step

zárójel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian jel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjelsign, symbol; marker, inflectional suffix or...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke

via Hungarian záró

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzárópresent participle of zár; closing
2Hungarian-ing. Added to a verb to form the present...

Words derived from “zárójel

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälkeEvery word from Hungarian jel