Where does “kötőfék” come from?

kötőfék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kötő, from Hungarian köt, from Proto-Uralic kütke- — to bind.

kötőfék (Hungarian): halter a bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them

Definitions

  1. halter a bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them

Ancestry of “kötőfék”, step by step

kötőfék traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kötő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankötőpresent participle of köt; knitting; binding
2Hungariankötto bind, tie; to knit
3Proto-Uralickütke-to bind

via Hungarian fék

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfékbrake; obstacle
2Proto-Ugricpäkkɜbridle, rein
Every word from Proto-Uralic kütke- →Every word from Hungarian köt →Every word from Hungarian kötő →