Where does “élesztőpehely” come from?
élesztőpehely (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian élesztő, from Hungarian éleszt, from Hungarian él, from Proto-Ugric elɜ — edge.
élesztőpehely (Hungarian): nutritional yeast
Ancestry of “élesztőpehely”, step by step
élesztőpehely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian élesztő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | élesztő | present participle of éleszt; regenerative,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | éleszt | to revive, resuscitate; to stir up, poke; to stir... |
| 3 | Hungarian | él | to live; to live in a particular state; to use... |
| 4 | Proto-Ugric | elɜ | edge |
via Hungarian pehely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | pehely | down, fluff, feather; flake |
| 2 | Hungarian | pih | to pluck feathers; to breathe; soft eiderdown |
| 3 | Persian | پیه | fat, tallow |