Where does “főkötő” come from?

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

főkötő (Hungarian): bonnet, mob-cap

Definitions

  1. bonnet, mob-cap

Ancestry of “főkötő”, step by step

főkötő 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 kötő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankötőpresent participle of köt; knitting; binding
2Hungariankötto bind, tie; to knit
3Proto-Uralickütke-to bind

Words derived from “főkötő”

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