Where does “kézfej” come from?

kézfej (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kéz, from Proto-Uralic käte — hand.

kézfej (Hungarian): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “kézfej”, step by step

kézfej traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kéz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankézhand
2Proto-Uralickätehand

via Hungarian fej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfejhead; head, mind, brain, intellect; heads,...
2Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic käte →Every word from Hungarian kéz →
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