Where does “fogat mos” come from?

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

fogat mos (Hungarian): to brush one's teeth to clean one's teeth, especially by using a toothbrush and toothpaste

Definitions

  1. to brush one's teeth to clean one's teeth, especially by using a toothbrush and toothpaste

Ancestry of “fogat mos”, step by step

fogat mos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfogto hold; to take; to catch, to capture
2Proto-Ugricpuŋɜ-to grasp, to catch

via Hungarian mos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmosto wash something; to brush
2Proto-Uralicmośke-to wash
Every word from Proto-Ugric puŋɜ- →Every word from Hungarian fog →