Where does “főút” come from?

főút (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fő, from Hungarian fej, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

főút (Hungarian): main road

Definitions

  1. main road

Ancestry of “főút”, step by step

főút traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfőmain, principal, key, chief, cardinal, core, most...
2Hungarianfejhead; head, mind, brain, intellect; heads,...
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Hungarian út

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianútway; road; trip
2Proto-Uralicutkatrack; way

Words derived from “főút”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Hungarian fej →Every word from Hungarian fő →