Where does “fejfedő” come from?
fejfedő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fedő, from Hungarian fed, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pentɜ- — to shut, cover.
fejfedő (Hungarian): headgear, headwear, headdress
Definitions
- headgear, headwear, headdress
Ancestry of “fejfedő”, step by step
fejfedő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian fedő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fedő | present participle of fed: covering; cover, lid,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | fed | to cover |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pentɜ- | to shut, cover |
via Hungarian fej
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fej | head; head, mind, brain, intellect; heads,... |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
Words derived from “fejfedő”