Where does “félsorompó” come from?
félsorompó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
félsorompó (Hungarian): half gate, half boom barrier, half boom gate a half gate in front of the direction of traffic, a bar, or pole that can be lowered to block vehicular access through a controlled location, or raised to allow traffic to pass
Definitions
- half gate, half boom barrier, half boom gate a half gate in front of the direction of traffic, a bar, or pole that can be lowered to block vehicular access through a controlled location, or raised to allow traffic to pass
Ancestry of “félsorompó”, step by step
félsorompó 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 sorompó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sorompó | boom barrier, boom gate |
| 2 | Bavarian | schrancpaum | — |