Where does “éltesse” come from?

éltesse (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian éltet, from Hungarian él, from Proto-Ugric elɜ — edge.

Ancestry of “éltesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianéltetto let or help someone live, to keep someone alive
2Hungarianélto live; to live in a particular state; to use...
3Proto-Ugricelɜedge
Every word from Proto-Ugric elɜ →Every word from Hungarian él →Every word from Hungarian éltet →