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Where does “téves” come from?

téves (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tév-, from Hungarian tévelyeg, from Proto-Ugric tepɜ- — lose one's way, be wrong, err, make a mistake.

téves (Hungarian): erroneous, wrong, incorrect, false

Definitions

  1. erroneous, wrong, incorrect, false

Ancestry of “téves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantév-mis-, de-. The derived words are related to...
2Hungariantévelyegto err, stray; to wander, roam
3Proto-Ugrictepɜ-lose one's way, be wrong, err, make a mistake

Words derived from “téves”

  • tévesen
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