Where does “megfogja az isten lábát” come from?

megfogja az isten lábát (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian az, from Hungarian a, from French à, from English avie, from French envie, from Latin invidia, from Latin invidus, from Latin invideo — in.

megfogja az isten lábát (Hungarian): to hit it lucky, make a lucky [[strike#Noun, luck out, strike pay dirt, hit paydirt to be very fortunate, extremely lucky

Definitions

  1. to hit it lucky, make a lucky [[strike#Noun, luck out, strike pay dirt, hit paydirt to be very fortunate, extremely lucky

Ancestry of “megfogja az isten lábát”, step by step

megfogja az isten lábát traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian az

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianazthe; that
2Hungarianathe; this; that
3Frenchàto; on the, to; at
4Englishavieemulously
5Frenchenviedesire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy
6Latininvidiaenvy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an...
7Latininvidusenvious; hostile, inimical
8LatininvideoI look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil...
9Latinīn-un-, non-, not
10Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Hungarian láb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlábleg; foot; support, stand
2Proto-Uralicluwebone
3Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáhfox
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćásfox

via Hungarian megfog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmegfogto grab, to catch
2Hungarianfogto hold; to take; to catch, to capture
3Proto-Ugricpuŋɜ-to grasp, to catch
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