Where does “vőfély” come from?
vőfély (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
vőfély (Hungarian): best man, groomsman
Ancestry of “vőfély”, step by step
vőfély traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian fél
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 3 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
via Hungarian vő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | vő | son-in-law; husband; fiancé, bridegroom |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | wäŋew | son-in-law |
Words derived from “vőfély”