Where does “érettség” come from?
érettség (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian érett, from Hungarian érik, from Hungarian ér, from Proto-Uralic särä — vein, root.
érettség (Hungarian): maturity
Ancestry of “érettség”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | érett | third-person singular indicative past indefinite... |
| 2 | Hungarian | érik | to ripen, mature, become ripe; third-person... |
| 3 | Hungarian | ér | blood vessel; vein; brook, streamlet, rill |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | särä | vein, root |