Where does “festőművész” come from?

festőművész (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian festő, from Hungarian fest, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pëčɜ- — color; to color, paint.

festőművész (Hungarian): painter, artist

Definitions

  1. painter, artist

Ancestry of “festőművész”, step by step

festőművész traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian festő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfestőpresent participle of fest; painter
2Hungarianfestto paint; to dye; to look in some way
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpëčɜ-color; to color, paint

via Hungarian művész

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianművészartist
2Hungarianműartificial; work, accomplishment; opus, work
3Proto-Uralicmeke-make
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pëčɜ- →Every word from Hungarian fest →Every word from Hungarian festő →