Where does “szelfit” come from?
szelfit (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szelfi, from English selfie, from English Self, from Middle English salve, from Old English sealf, from Proto-West Germanic salbu, from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂ — fat, oil.
szelfit (Hungarian): accusative singular of szelfi
Definitions
- accusative singular of szelfi
Ancestry of “szelfit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szelfi | selfie |
| 2 | English | selfie | A photographic self-portrait, especially one... |
| 3 | English | Self | — |
| 4 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 5 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |