Where does “fába” come from?

fába (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fá, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

fába (Hungarian): illative singular of fa

Definitions

  1. illative singular of fa

Ancestry of “fába”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfáfa, a syllable used in solfège to represent the...
2Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Hungarian fá →
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