Where does “főváros” come from?

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

főváros (Hungarian): capital

Definitions

  1. capital

Ancestry of “főváros”, step by step

főváros 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 város

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvároscity, town
2Hungarianvárcastle, fortress; citadel; to wait for someone or...
3Proto-Ugricwarɜ-to guard, wait

Words derived from “főváros”

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