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

  1. 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

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 kel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankelto get up, rise; to rise; to sprout, shoot, bud,...
2BavarianKeelSavoy cabbage
3Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
4Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós

via Hungarian bál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbálball
2Germanballball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games
3Frenchbaldance party, ball
4Old Frenchbal
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäkEvery word from Finnish pitää