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Where does “célravezető” come from?

célravezető (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian célra, from Hungarian cél, from German ziel, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- — to share, divide.

célravezető (Hungarian): expedient, effective, useful

Definitions

  1. expedient, effective, useful

Ancestry of “célravezető”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancélrasublative singular of cél
2Hungariancéltarget, goal, aim, purpose, objective; finish
3Germanzielsingular imperative of zielen
4Middle High Germanzil—
5Old High Germanzil—
6Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
7Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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