Where does “éjféltájban” come from?

éjféltájban (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian éjfél, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

éjféltájban (Hungarian): around midnight

Definitions

  1. around midnight

Ancestry of “éjféltájban”, step by step

éjféltájban traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian éjfél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianéjfélmidnight
2Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
3Proto-Uralicpidetall
4Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
5Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
6Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Hungarian tájban

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantájbanabout, around the specified time
2Hungariantájregion; landscape
3Proto-Finno-Ugrictajwearea, place
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →