Where does “megszabta” come from?

megszabta (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian megszab, from Hungarian szab — to tailor, cut.

Ancestry of “megszabta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmegszabto specify, determine, prescribe to dictate the quantity, measure of something, such as price, terms, deadline, time, weight, volume, etc
2Hungarianszabto tailor, cut
Every word from Hungarian szab →Every word from Hungarian megszab →
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