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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | félig | half, semi-; terminative singular of fél |
| 2 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 4 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
via Hungarian meddig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | meddig | how far?; how long? |