Where does “főpap” come from?

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

főpap (Hungarian): high priest

Definitions

  1. high priest

Ancestry of “főpap”, step by step

főpap 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 pap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpappriest

Words derived from “főpap”

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