Where does “mutatóujj” come from?

mutatóujj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mutató, from Hungarian mutat, from Hungarian -tat, from Hungarian -tatik, from Swahili -tata, from Swedish tät, from French tête, from Middle French teste — to stand.

mutatóujj (Hungarian): index, index finger, forefinger

Definitions

  1. index, index finger, forefinger

Ancestry of “mutatóujj”, step by step

mutatóujj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mutató

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmutatópresent participle of mutat; showing, pointing;...
2Hungarianmutatto show, indicate, signal, read
3Hungarian-tatAdded to a verb to form a verb with a meaning of...
4Hungarian-tatikAdded to a back-vowel verb to form a verb with a...
5Swahili-tata
6Swedishtätdense, thick "or" crowded; dense; compact;...
7Frenchtêtehead; header; a bright spark, a quick study
8Middle Frenchtestehead
9Old Frenchtestehead
10Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
11Latinterstis
12Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
13Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
14Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Hungarian ujj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianujjfinger, toe, digit; sleeve
2Proto-Uralicsuwďafinger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂sEvery word from Latin trīstis
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