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Where does “helyettes” come from?

helyettes (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian helyett, from Hungarian -ett, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

helyettes (Hungarian): deputy, substitute, acting; deputy, substitute,...

Definitions

  1. deputy, substitute, acting; deputy, substitute,...

Ancestry of “helyettes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhelyettinstead of, in lieu of, in place of, rather than
2Hungarian-ett-ed, -t; in
3Hungarian-é-—
4Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
5Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

Words derived from “helyettes”

  • helyettesek
  • helyettesít
  • helyettesítő
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