Where does “legfelsőbb” come from?
legfelsőbb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian felsőbb, from Hungarian felső, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
legfelsőbb (Hungarian): superlative degree of felső
Definitions
- superlative degree of felső
Ancestry of “legfelsőbb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | felsőbb | comparative degree of felső; higher |
| 2 | Hungarian | felső | top, upper; top |
| 3 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 5 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 7 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |