Csomagtól

Csomagtól is a Hungarian postpositional form meaning “from the package.” It is built from the noun csomag (package) plus the suffix -tól, which marks origin or a starting point. The expression is used to indicate where something comes from or where an action begins, in space, time, or in a figurative sense. It can serve as a complement in sentences answering the question “Honnan?” (From where?).

Morphology and usage. The suffix -tól (as opposed to -től) shows origin and is subject to vowel harmony. Because csomag contains a back vowel, the form is csomagtól, written as one word. In contrast, if the preceding word contained front vowels, the variant -től would be used. Thus csomagtól is an example of how Hungarian suffixes adapt to the phonological qualities of the stem. Csomagtól typically denotes a starting point for movement, transfer, or source information, and it generally refers to non-personal origins (for people, other constructions are used, such as személytől for “from a person”).

Examples and contrasts. Examples include a sentence answering a question about origin: Honnan érkezett ez a levél? A csomagtól érkezett. Another usage expresses a source of information: A csomagtól származó adatok megbízhatóak. Csomagtól is distinguished from related forms such as csomagból (out of the package) or csomagban (in the package), which indicate different spatial relations.

In summary, csomagtól is a typical Hungarian expression for indicating origin or starting point, formed by csomag plus the -tól suffix and adjusted by vowel harmony.