Where does “napközben” come from?

napközben (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian közben, from Hungarian köz, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *küti.

napközben (Hungarian): during the day, by day

Definitions

  1. during the day, by day

Ancestry of “napközben”, step by step

napközben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian közben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianközbenduring
2Hungarianköz"a gap in space or time between two other parts";...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*küti—

via Hungarian nap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannapday; sun; solar
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *küti →Every word from Hungarian köz →Every word from Hungarian közben →