Where does “egyházfő” come from?

egyházfő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian egyház, from Hungarian így, from Hungarian i, from Hungarian e, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.

egyházfő (Hungarian): church leader

Definitions

  1. church leader

Ancestry of “egyházfő”, step by step

egyházfő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian egyház

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianegyházchurch
2Hungarianígyin this way, like this; thus
3Hungarianismall, young
4Hungarianethis; look!, hey!
5Proto-Uralice-this; not; the negative verb

via Hungarian fő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfőmain, principal, key, chief, cardinal, core, most...
2Hungarianfejhead; head, mind, brain, intellect; heads,...
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic e- →Every word from Hungarian e →Every word from Hungarian i →