Where does “búcsút vesz” come from?

búcsút vesz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vész, from Proto-Uralic wexe- — to take, to grasp.

búcsút vesz (Hungarian): to say goodbye, to bid farewell (to someone or something), to take leave

Definitions

  1. to say goodbye, to bid farewell (to someone or something), to take leave

Ancestry of “búcsút vesz”, step by step

búcsút vesz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian vész

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvészplague, pestilence, pandemic, disease; disaster,...
2Proto-Uralicwexe-to take, to grasp

via Hungarian búcsú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbúcsúfarewell
2Proto-Turkicboĺfree; empty
Every word from Proto-Uralic wexe- →Every word from Hungarian vész →