Where does “mesebeszéd” come from?

mesebeszéd (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian beszéd, from Proto-Slavic besěda, from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.

mesebeszéd (Hungarian): gossip, hearsay, idle chatter, rumor, scuttlebutt

Definitions

  1. gossip, hearsay, idle chatter, rumor, scuttlebutt

Ancestry of “mesebeszéd”, step by step

mesebeszéd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian beszéd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbeszédspeech
2Proto-Slavicbesědasitting outdoors; an outdoor gathering;...
3Proto-Slavicbezwithout
4Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—

via Hungarian mese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmesefairy tale, tale, fable; fabrication, tall story,...
2Proto-Ugricmańćɜman, person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bez →Every word from Proto-Slavic besěda →