Where does “félérett” come from?
félérett (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
félérett (Hungarian): half-ripe
Ancestry of “félérett”, step by step
félérett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian fél
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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- | — |
via Hungarian érett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | érett | third-person singular indicative past indefinite... |
| 2 | Hungarian | érik | to ripen, mature, become ripe; third-person... |
| 3 | Hungarian | ér | blood vessel; vein; brook, streamlet, rill |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | särä | vein, root |