Where does “főoltár” come from?

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

főoltár (Hungarian): high altar

Definitions

  1. high altar

Ancestry of “főoltár”, step by step

főoltár 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 oltár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianoltáraltar
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Hungarian fej →Every word from Hungarian fő →