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Where does “idősebb” come from?

idősebb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian idős, from Hungarian idő, from Proto-Turkic öd, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

idősebb (Hungarian): comparative degree of idős

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of idős

Ancestry of “idősebb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianidősor somewhat archaic; old , elderly; year old
2Hungarianidőa concept relating to the temporal dimension;...
3Proto-Turkicödtime
4Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire

Words derived from “idősebb”

  • legidősebb
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