Where does “kelmefestő” come from?

kelmefestő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian festő, from Hungarian fest, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pëčɜ- — color; to color, paint.

kelmefestő (Hungarian): piece dyer

Definitions

  1. piece dyer

Ancestry of “kelmefestő”, step by step

kelmefestő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian festő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfestőpresent participle of fest; painter
2Hungarianfestto paint; to dye; to look in some way
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpëčɜ-color; to color, paint

via Hungarian kelme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankelmefabric, cloth, material

Words derived from “kelmefestő”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pëčɜ- →Every word from Hungarian fest →Every word from Hungarian festő →