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Where does “tévesen” come from?

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

tévesen (Hungarian): wrongly, incorrectly, falsely, erroneously;...

Definitions

  1. wrongly, incorrectly, falsely, erroneously;...

Ancestry of “tévesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantéveserroneous, wrong, incorrect, false
2Hungariantév-mis-, de-. The derived words are related to...
3Hungariantévelyegto err, stray; to wander, roam
4Proto-Ugrictepɜ-lose one's way, be wrong, err, make a mistake
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