Where does “félkvirt” come from?

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

félkvirt (Hungarian): en, en quad, nut quad which has a fixed width equal to half the height of the type in use

Definitions

  1. en, en quad, nut quad which has a fixed width equal to half the height of the type in use

Ancestry of “félkvirt”, step by step

félkvirt 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 kvirt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankvirtem, em quad, mutton quad which has a fixed width equal to the height of the type in use
2GermanGeviertsquare

Words derived from “félkvirt”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →