Where does “életben hagy” come from?

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

életben hagy (Hungarian): to let someone live to not kill someone

Definitions

  1. to let someone live to not kill someone

Ancestry of “életben hagy”, step by step

életben hagy 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 hagy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhagyto let, to allow; to leave; to leave, to bequeath...
2Proto-Uralickaďa-to leave
Every word from Proto-Ugric elɜ →Every word from Hungarian él →Every word from Hungarian élet →