Where does “félidő” come from?
félidő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
félidő (Hungarian): half time
Ancestry of “félidő”, step by step
félidő 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 idő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | idő | a concept relating to the temporal dimension;... |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | öd | time |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ōt | fire; bonfire |