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Where does “megváltoztatni” come from?

megváltoztatni (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian megváltoztat, from Hungarian -tat, from Hungarian -tatik, from Swahili -tata, from Swedish tät, from French tête, from Middle French teste, from Old French teste — to stand.

megváltoztatni (Hungarian): infinitive of megváltoztat

Definitions

  1. infinitive of megváltoztat

Ancestry of “megváltoztatni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmegváltoztatto change
2Hungarian-tatAdded to a verb to form a verb with a meaning of...
3Hungarian-tatikAdded to a back-vowel verb to form a verb with a...
4Swahili-tata—
5Swedishtätdense, thick "or" crowded; dense; compact;...
6Frenchtêtehead; header; a bright spark, a quick study
7Middle Frenchtestehead
8Old Frenchtestehead
9Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
10Latinterstis—
11Latintrīstis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
13Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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