Where does “ártalmatlan” come from?
ártalmatlan (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ártalom, from Hungarian árt, from Hungarian át-, from Hungarian avat, from Hungarian avik — to intrude; to be absorbed, penetrate.
ártalmatlan (Hungarian): innocuous, harmless
Ancestry of “ártalmatlan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | ártalom | injury, harm |
| 2 | Hungarian | árt | to harm, hurt someone, to be bad or harmful to... |
| 3 | Hungarian | át- | through, across |
| 4 | Hungarian | avat | to inaugurate; to let in on; to preshrink |
| 5 | Hungarian | avik | to intrude; to be absorbed, penetrate |