Where does “feleség” come from?

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

feleség (Hungarian): wife

Definitions

  1. wife

Ancestry of “feleség”, 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 “feleség”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →