Where does “butul” come from?

butul (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian buta, 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.

butul (Hungarian): to become dumber

Definitions

  1. to become dumber

Ancestry of “butul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbutastupid, silly, foolish, dumb
2Proto-Germanic*butt—
3Proto-Germanicbuttazcut off; chopped; stumpy; end; piece
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰnósbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →