Where does “kétségbe ejt” come from?
kétségbe ejt (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kétség, from Hungarian két, from Proto-Uralic käktä, from Proto-Uralic kakta — two.
kétségbe ejt (Hungarian): to drive someone to despair
Definitions
- to drive someone to despair
Ancestry of “kétségbe ejt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | kétség | doubt, uncertainty |
| 2 | Hungarian | két | two; doubt |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | käktä | Alternative form of *kakta |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kakta | two |