Hungarian Historical Phonology záp

záp 'Leitersprosse; ein Brett der Wagenwand od. der Trage'

First attestation/Old Hungarian data

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Important dialectal forms

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Uralic/Ugric/Pre-Hungarian reconstruction

(Disputed:)

UEW: PUg *sappɜ 'post, stake, bar; Pfahl, Stange'

Loan etymology

None suggested

Cognates suggested in earlier research

UEW:

Mansi: South (TJ) šapə·l 'Pfahl, Stange', (KO) sōpəl 'Pfahl, Stange, Baumstumpf', (KU) sopəl: s̀ētsopəl 'Zaunpfahl, -stange', West (P) šoplə 'Pfahl, Stange', North (So) sopla: āvisopla 'Türpfosten'

Commentary

Both UEW and EWUng doubt the etymology due to the clearly irregular z in Hungarian. EWUng also notes that the Hungarian word is first attested in the late 18th century. It should be added that the origin of Mansi *š is also unclear in this etymology. It is possible that the Hungarian and Mansi words show only accidental similarity.

Conclusion

The Ugric etymology is very unlikely.

References

EWUng 1660, s.v. záp: ? Proto-Ugric

UEW s.v. sappɜ: ? Proto-Ugric Uralonet