Where does “főnévi igenév” come from?

főnévi igenév (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian főnév, from Hungarian fő, from Hungarian fej, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

főnévi igenév (Hungarian): infinitive

Definitions

  1. infinitive

Ancestry of “főnévi igenév”, step by step

főnévi igenév traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian főnév

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfőnévsubstantive, noun
2Hungarianfőmain, principal, key, chief, cardinal, core, most...
3Hungarianfejhead; head, mind, brain, intellect; heads,...
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Hungarian igenév

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianigenévparticiple or infinitive, in general: any...
2Hungarianigeverb; Word
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Hungarian fej →Every word from Hungarian fő →
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