Where does “bal lábbal kel fel” come from?
bal lábbal kel fel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
bal lábbal kel fel (Hungarian): to wake up on the wrong side of the bed, to get up on the wrong side of the bed, to get out of bed on the wrong side
Definitions
- to wake up on the wrong side of the bed, to get up on the wrong side of the bed, to get out of bed on the wrong side
Ancestry of “bal lábbal kel fel”, step by step
bal lábbal kel fel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian fél
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 3 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |