Where does “életút” come from?

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

életút (Hungarian): life; career

Definitions

  1. life; career

Ancestry of “életút”, step by step

életút 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 út

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianútway; road; trip
2Proto-Uralicutkatrack; way
Every word from Proto-Ugric elɜ →Every word from Hungarian él →Every word from Hungarian élet →