Where does “félénk” come from?
félénk (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
félénk (Hungarian): shy, timid, bashful, tremulous, self-conscious
Definitions
- shy, timid, bashful, tremulous, self-conscious
Ancestry of “félénk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 3 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |