Where does “tévessz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tévessz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantévesztto miss, to make a mistake
2Proto-Ugrictepɜ-lose one's way, be wrong, err, make a mistake
Every word from Proto-Ugric tepɜ- →Every word from Hungarian téveszt →