Where does “kétfelé” come from?

kétfelé (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian felé, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

kétfelé (Hungarian): in two (different or opposite) directions

Definitions

  1. in two (different or opposite) directions

Ancestry of “kétfelé”, step by step

kétfelé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian felé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfeléto, towards, in the direction of; nearby, around;...
2Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
3Proto-Uralicpidetall
4Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
5Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
6Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-

via Hungarian két

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankéttwo; doubt
2Proto-UralickäktäAlternative form of *kakta
3Proto-Uralickaktatwo
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäkEvery word from Finnish pitää
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