Where does “patthelyzet” come from?

patthelyzet (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian helyzet, from Hungarian hely — place, location; space, room.

patthelyzet (Hungarian): stalemate

Definitions

  1. stalemate

Ancestry of “patthelyzet”, step by step

patthelyzet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian helyzet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhelyzetsituation
2Hungarianhelyplace, location; space, room

via Hungarian patt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpatt—
Every word from Hungarian hely →Every word from Hungarian helyzet →