Where does “mielőbb” come from?
mielőbb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian előbb, from Hungarian elő-, from Hungarian elő — fore, forepart.
mielőbb (Hungarian): as soon as possible
Ancestry of “mielőbb”, step by step
mielőbb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian előbb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | előbb | before, sooner, earlier, prior |
| 2 | Hungarian | elő- | in front of, to the front, forward (in space) or before, in advance (in time) |
| 3 | Hungarian | elő | fore, forepart |
via Hungarian mi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | mi | we; how …!, what …!; what? |
| 2 | Uralic | *mi | — |
Words derived from “mielőbb”