Where does “erőteljes” come from?

erőteljes (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian erő, from Proto-Turkic erk — authority, freedom.

erőteljes (Hungarian): powerful

Definitions

  1. powerful

Ancestry of “erőteljes”, step by step

erőteljes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian erő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianerőstrength, force, power
2Proto-Turkicerkauthority, freedom

via Hungarian teljes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianteljesentire, full, total; complete
2Hungarian-ésAdded to a verb to form a noun

Words derived from “erőteljes

Every word from Proto-Turkic erkEvery word from Hungarian erő