Where does “buta” come from?

buta (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Germanic *butt, from Proto-Germanic buttaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰnós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

buta (Hungarian): stupid, silly, foolish, dumb

Definitions

  1. stupid, silly, foolish, dumb

Ancestry of “buta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*butt—
2Proto-Germanicbuttazcut off; chopped; stumpy; end; piece
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰnósbottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “buta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →