Where does “fejbólintás” come from?

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

fejbólintás (Hungarian): nod of the head

Definitions

  1. nod of the head

Ancestry of “fejbólintás”, step by step

fejbólintás traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfejhead; head, mind, brain, intellect; heads,...
2Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Hungarian bólintás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbólintásnod
2Hungarian-ásAdded to a verb to form a noun
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Hungarian fej →