Where does “féléves” come from?

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

féléves (Hungarian): half-yearly, six-month

Definitions

  1. half-yearly, six-month

Ancestry of “féléves”, step by step

féléves traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
2Proto-Uralicpidetall
3Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
4Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
5Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Hungarian éves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianévesannual, yearly; year old; -year
2Hungarianévyear
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →