Where does “halálra neveti magát” come from?
halálra neveti magát (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nevét, from Mwotlap vet, from Proto-Oceanic patu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.
halálra neveti magát (Hungarian): to laugh one's head off to laugh uproariously
Definitions
- to laugh one's head off to laugh uproariously
Ancestry of “halálra neveti magát”, step by step
halálra neveti magát traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian nevét
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | nevét | accusative singular of neve |
| 2 | Mwotlap | vet | four |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | patu | stone, rock |
| 4 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *batu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *batu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | batu | stone |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | *batux | rock; stone |