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Where does “fakít” come from?

fakít (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fakó, from Hungarian fá, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

fakít (Hungarian): to cause to fade or discolour

Definitions

  1. to cause to fade or discolour

Ancestry of “fakít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfakópale, wan; faded, discolored
2Hungarianfáfa, a syllable used in solfège to represent the...
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
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