Where does “legbutább” come from?
legbutább (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian butább, from Hungarian buta, from Proto-Germanic *butt, from Proto-Germanic buttaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰnós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
legbutább (Hungarian): superlative degree of buta
Definitions
- superlative degree of buta
Ancestry of “legbutább”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | butább | comparative degree of buta |
| 2 | Hungarian | buta | stupid, silly, foolish, dumb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *butt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | buttaz | cut off; chopped; stumpy; end; piece |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰnós | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |