Where does “félénkség” come from?

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

félénkség (Hungarian): timidity, shyness

Definitions

  1. timidity, shyness

Ancestry of “félénkség”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfélénkshy, timid, bashful, tremulous, self-conscious
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-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →