Where does “felsőtest” come from?
felsőtest (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian felső, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
felsőtest (Hungarian): upper body, torso
Definitions
- upper body, torso
Ancestry of “felsőtest”, step by step
felsőtest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian felső
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | felső | top, upper; top |
| 2 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 4 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
via Hungarian test
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | test | body; solid; field |