Where does “közvetlen” come from?
közvetlen (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian közvetetlen, from Hungarian közbevetetlen, from Hungarian közbevet, from Hungarian közbe-, from Hungarian köz, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *küti.
közvetlen (Hungarian): direct; informal
Definitions
- direct; informal
Ancestry of “közvetlen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | közvetetlen | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | közbevetetlen | — |
| 3 | Hungarian | közbevet | to interject, interpose |
| 4 | Hungarian | közbe- | inter- |
| 5 | Hungarian | köz | "a gap in space or time between two other parts";... |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *küti | — |