Where does “megfelez” come from?

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

megfelez (Hungarian): to halve, to bisect to divide into two halves

Definitions

  1. to halve, to bisect to divide into two halves

Ancestry of “megfelez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfelezto halve, bisect to divide into two halves
2Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
3Proto-Uralicpidetall
4Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
5Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
6Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →