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

  1. lead, title role

Ancestry of “főszerep”, step by step

főszerep 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 szerep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszereprole
2Hungarianszertool, instrument; chemical, agent, substance;...
3Proto-Uralicśerɜrow, order; to join; to be linked / related to...
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Hungarian fej →Every word from Hungarian fő →