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Where does “felé” come from?

felé (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

felé (Hungarian): to, towards, in the direction of; nearby, around;...

Definitions

  1. to, towards, in the direction of; nearby, around;...

Ancestry of “felé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
2Proto-Uralicpidetall
3Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
4Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
5Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

Words derived from “felé”

  • kifelé
  • felénk
  • feléd
  • felém
  • feléje
  • hazafelé
  • feléjük
  • felétek
  • lefelé
  • hátrafelé
  • fölfelé
  • felfelé
  • befelé
  • mindenfelé
  • visszafelé
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