Where does “életét veszti” come from?

életét veszti (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian élet, from Hungarian él, from Proto-Ugric elɜ — edge.

életét veszti (Hungarian): to lose one's life to die, especially to be killed during involvement in an activity or in some other undertaking

Definitions

  1. to lose one's life to die, especially to be killed during involvement in an activity or in some other undertaking

Ancestry of “életét veszti”, step by step

életét veszti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian élet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianéletlife
2Hungarianélto live; to live in a particular state; to use...
3Proto-Ugricelɜedge

via Hungarian veszt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianvesztAlternative form of veszít
2Hungarianvesz(ik)
Every word from Proto-Ugric elɜEvery word from Hungarian élEvery word from Hungarian élet