Where does “méltóan” come from?

méltóan (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian méltó, from Hungarian mélt, from Proto-Ugric mɤ̈̄lɜ — to fit.

méltóan (Hungarian): worthy of, deserving; accordingly, like

Definitions

  1. worthy of, deserving; accordingly, like

Ancestry of “méltóan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianméltóworthy, deserving
2Hungarianméltto be proper
3Proto-Ugricmɤ̈̄lɜto fit
Every word from Proto-Ugric mɤ̈̄lɜ →Every word from Hungarian mélt →Every word from Hungarian méltó →