Where does “kifelé” come from?
kifelé (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian felé, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
kifelé (Hungarian): outward, out
Definitions
- outward, out
Ancestry of “kifelé”, step by step
kifelé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian felé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | felé | to, towards, in the direction of; nearby, around;... |
| 2 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 4 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |