Where does “mellébeszél” come from?
mellébeszél (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian beszél, from Hungarian beszéd, from Proto-Slavic besěda, from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.
mellébeszél (Hungarian): to prevaricate, to talk beside the point
Definitions
- to prevaricate, to talk beside the point
Ancestry of “mellébeszél”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | beszél | to speak, talk; to matter, to count, to have... |
| 2 | Hungarian | beszéd | speech |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | besěda | sitting outdoors; an outdoor gathering;... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | bez | without |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰeǵʰs | — |