Where does “félék” come from?

félék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian felé, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

félék (Hungarian): nominative plural of féle

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of féle

Ancestry of “félék”, step by step

félék traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian felé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfeléto, towards, in the direction of; nearby, around;...
2Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
3Proto-Uralicpidetall
4Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
5Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
6Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-

via German fleck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfleckstain, spot, blot, fleck, smear
2Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
3Old High Germanflec
4Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

via Arabic فلك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفلكorbit, rounded course; sphere; orb
2Arabicفَلَك

Words derived from “félék

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäkEvery word from Finnish pitää