Where does “félvállról” come from?

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

félvállról (Hungarian): over one's shoulder while turning one's head to the side

Definitions

  1. over one's shoulder while turning one's head to the side

Ancestry of “félvállról”, step by step

félvállról 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 váll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvállshoulder
2Proto-Uralic*wolkashoulder
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →