Where does “felsőbb” come from?

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

felsőbb (Hungarian): comparative degree of felső; higher

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of felső; higher

Ancestry of “felsőbb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfelsőtop, upper; top
2Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
3Proto-Uralicpidetall
4Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
5Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
6Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

Words derived from “felsőbb”

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