Where does “életév” come from?

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

életév (Hungarian): year of age

Definitions

  1. year of age

Ancestry of “életév”, step by step

életév 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 év

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianévyear
Every word from Proto-Ugric elɜ →Every word from Hungarian él →Every word from Hungarian élet →
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