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Where does “értelmetlen” come from?

értelmetlen (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian értelem, from Hungarian ért, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.

értelmetlen (Hungarian): meaningless, senseless

Definitions

  1. meaningless, senseless

Ancestry of “értelmetlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianértelemintelligence, intellect; meaning, sense; point
2Hungarianértto understand; to mean, construe; be familiar...
3Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
4Proto-Uralic-tt—
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