Where does “nevetségesebb” come from?
nevetségesebb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nevetséges, from Hungarian nevetség, from Hungarian nevét, from Mwotlap vet, from Proto-Oceanic patu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu — rock; stone.
Ancestry of “nevetségesebb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | nevetséges | ridiculous |
| 2 | Hungarian | nevetség | jeer, mockery, ridicule |
| 3 | Hungarian | nevét | accusative singular of neve |
| 4 | Mwotlap | vet | four |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | patu | stone, rock |
| 6 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *batu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *batu | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | batu | stone |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | *batux | rock; stone |