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Where does “fekete-fehér” come from?

fekete-fehér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fehér, from Proto-Finno-Ugric päjɜ — white.

fekete-fehér (Hungarian): black-and-white, monochrome

Definitions

  1. black-and-white, monochrome

Ancestry of “fekete-fehér”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfehérwhite; Caucasian; a Caucasian person
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpäjɜwhite
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