Where does “félhold” come from?
félhold (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
félhold (Hungarian): half-moon
Ancestry of “félhold”, step by step
félhold 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 Hold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Hold | Moon |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | kuŋe | the Moon |
Words derived from “félhold”