Where does “füstbe megy” come from?

füstbe megy (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian megy, from Proto-Uralic mene- — to go.

füstbe megy (Hungarian): to come to nothing, end in smoke, go up in smoke, go up in flames, fall to the ground, fall through of hope, plans, projects: to be cancelled or ruined

Definitions

  1. to come to nothing, end in smoke, go up in smoke, go up in flames, fall to the ground, fall through of hope, plans, projects: to be cancelled or ruined

Ancestry of “füstbe megy”, step by step

füstbe megy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian megy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmegyto go
2Proto-Uralicmene-to go

via Hungarian füst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfüstsmoke
2Proto-Ugricpičɜsmoke
Every word from Proto-Uralic mene- →Every word from Hungarian megy →