Where does “fogadalom” come from?

fogadalom (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fogad, from Hungarian fog, from Proto-Ugric puŋɜ- — to grasp, to catch.

fogadalom (Hungarian): pledge, resolution

Definitions

  1. pledge, resolution

Ancestry of “fogadalom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfogadto welcome; to bet, wager; second-person singular...
2Hungarianfogto hold; to take; to catch, to capture
3Proto-Ugricpuŋɜ-to grasp, to catch

Words derived from “fogadalom”

Every word from Proto-Ugric puŋɜ- →Every word from Hungarian fog →Every word from Hungarian fogad →