Where does “ügyfél” come from?

ügyfél (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

ügyfél (Hungarian): client; customer

Definitions

  1. client; customer

Ancestry of “ügyfél”, step by step

ügyfél traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
2Proto-Uralicpidetall
3Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
4Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
5Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-

via Hungarian ügy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianügymatter, concern, transaction, case; river, brook,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricsiδ̕ɜhumidity, moisture, wetland, marshland; hurry,...

Words derived from “ügyfél

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäkEvery word from Finnish pitää