Where does “sokfelé” come from?
sokfelé (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sók, from English soak, from Middle English soken, from Old English socian, from Proto-Germanic sukōną, from Proto-Germanic sūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
sokfelé (Hungarian): in many (different) directions
Definitions
- in many (different) directions
Ancestry of “sokfelé”, step by step
sokfelé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian sók
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sók | nominative plural of só |
| 2 | English | soak | To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in... |
| 3 | Middle English | soken | Alternative form of souken |
| 4 | Old English | socian | to soak, steep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sukōną | to soak |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sūkaną | to suck; to suckle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Hungarian felé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | felé | to, towards, in the direction of; nearby, around;... |
| 2 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 4 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |