Where does “főszerep” come from?

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

főszerep (Hungarian): lead, title role

Definitions

főszerep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hungarian	fő	main, principal, key, chief, cardinal, core, most...
2	Hungarian	fej	head; head, mind, brain, intellect; heads,...
3	Proto-Uralic	päŋe	head

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hungarian	szerep	role
2	Hungarian	szer	tool, instrument; chemical, agent, substance;...
3	Proto-Uralic	śerɜ	row, order; to join; to be linked / related to...