Where does “csendélet” come from?
csendélet (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian élet, from Hungarian él, from Proto-Ugric elɜ — edge.
csendélet (Hungarian): still life
Ancestry of “csendélet”, step by step
csendélet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian élet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | élet | life |
| 2 | Hungarian | él | to live; to live in a particular state; to use... |
| 3 | Proto-Ugric | elɜ | edge |
via Hungarian csend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | csend | silence, stillness, hush; quietness, calmness;... |
| 2 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |
Words derived from “csendélet”