Where does “veszett fejsze nyele” come from?

veszett fejsze nyele (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian veszett, from Hungarian vész, from Proto-Uralic wexe- — to take, to grasp.

veszett fejsze nyele (Hungarian): something of insignificant value saved after a greater damage or loss

Definitions

  1. something of insignificant value saved after a greater damage or loss

Ancestry of “veszett fejsze nyele”, step by step

veszett fejsze nyele traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian veszett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianveszettthird-person singular indicative past indefinite...
2Hungarianvészplague, pestilence, pandemic, disease; disaster,...
3Proto-Uralicwexe-to take, to grasp

via Hungarian nyél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyélhandle
2Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow

via Hungarian fejsze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfejszeaxe, ax
Every word from Proto-Uralic wexe- →Every word from Hungarian vész →Every word from Hungarian veszett →