Where does “hétfő” come from?

hétfő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fő, from Hungarian fej, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

hétfő (Hungarian): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “hétfő”, step by step

hétfő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfőmain, principal, key, chief, cardinal, core, most...
2Hungarianfejhead; head, mind, brain, intellect; heads,...
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Hungarian hét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhétseven; week
2Proto-Ugricsäptɜseven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “hétfő”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Hungarian fej →Every word from Hungarian fő →