Where does “hozzáfog” come from?

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

hozzáfog (Hungarian): to begin to do something (followed by)

Definitions

  1. to begin to do something (followed by)

Ancestry of “hozzáfog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfogto hold; to take; to catch, to capture
2Proto-Ugricpuŋɜ-to grasp, to catch
Every word from Proto-Ugric puŋɜ- →Every word from Hungarian fog →