Where does “felső” come from?

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

felső (Hungarian): top, upper; top

Definitions

  1. top, upper; top

Ancestry of “felső”, 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 “felső”

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