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Where does “fentin” come from?

fentin (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fenti, from Hungarian fent, from Hungarian fen, from Hungarian fenn, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk.

fentin (Hungarian): superessive singular of fenti

Definitions

  1. superessive singular of fenti

Ancestry of “fentin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfentiabove
2Hungarianfentabove, up; upstairs; up, awake
3Hungarianfento sharpen, to whet, to hone; to rub, to smear;...
4HungarianfennAlternative form of fent; above
5Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
6Proto-Uralicpidetall
7Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
8Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
9Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—
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