Talk:mérleg
Latest comment: 4 years ago by Panda10 in topic Ety
Ety
[edit]The word serleg is very similar. Could it have been an inspiration to creating the word? Qorilla 10:14, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
- The origin of serleg is unknown according to G. Zaicz. So it was not the inspiration for mérleg. The base word was mér and Ferenc Toldy added the suffix -leg which was treated at the time, by mistake, as a noun suffix. --Panda10 11:24, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
- What was used before? Surely Hungarians had scales before the 19th century... 2.202.159.84 23:09, 14 February 2020 (UTC)
- There were scales but they were called differently. Some of the old terms:
- What was used before? Surely Hungarians had scales before the 19th century... 2.202.159.84 23:09, 14 February 2020 (UTC)