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Where does “féltékeny” come from?

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

féltékeny (Hungarian): jealous

Definitions

  1. jealous

Ancestry of “féltékeny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianféltto fear for, to be afraid for, to feel concern...
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-—

Words derived from “féltékeny”

  • féltékenység
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