Einige Bemerkungen zu Ľubor Králiks slawischer Etymologie von ung. vizsga, vizsgál
Some remarks on Ľubor Králik’s Slavic etymology of Hungarian vizsga, vizsgál.
Author(s): András ZoltánSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: etymology; Slavic; Hungarian; loanwords
Summary/Abstract: The new Slavic etymology of Hungarian vizsga, vizsgál by Ľubor Králik (see pp. 205–210 in this issue) is very convincing. The critical remarks concern some details of word formation. It seems to be more natural that the Hungarian verb vizsgál ʻto examine, to test’ was loaned directly from Slavic *vyžigati ‘to burn; to test by fire’ and the noun vizsga ‘examination’ was derived later on the basis of this verb.
Journal: Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia (SEC)
- Issue Year: 19/2014
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 211-213
- Page Count: 3
- Language: German