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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

Definitions

  1. innocuous, harmless

Ancestry of “ártalmatlan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianártalominjury, harm
2Hungarianártto harm, hurt someone, to be bad or harmful to...
3Hungarianát-through, across
4Hungarianavatto inaugurate; to let in on; to preshrink
5Hungarianavikto intrude; to be absorbed, penetrate
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