Where does “félig-meddig” come from?

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

félig-meddig (Hungarian): half, halfway, partly, partially, somewhat, more or less, to some extent

Definitions

  1. half, halfway, partly, partially, somewhat, more or less, to some extent

Ancestry of “félig-meddig”, step by step

félig-meddig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian félig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfélighalf, semi-; terminative singular of fél
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-

via Hungarian meddig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmeddighow far?; how long?
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäkEvery word from Finnish pitää