Where does “másfél” come from?

másfél (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

másfél (Hungarian): one and a half

Definitions

  1. one and a half

Ancestry of “másfél”, step by step

másfél traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
2Proto-Uralicpidetall
3Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
4Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
5Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Hungarian más

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmásother, different; someone else, something else;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricmu—

Words derived from “másfél”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →