Where does “húsvét” come from?
húsvét (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vét, from Proto-Uralic wettä- — to throw, fling, toss.
húsvét (Hungarian): Easter
Ancestry of “húsvét”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | vét | to wrong someone, to do wrong to someone; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | wettä- | to throw, fling, toss |
Words derived from “húsvét”