Where does “vesztem” come from?

vesztem (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian veszte, from Hungarian vész, from Proto-Uralic wexe- — to take, to grasp.

vesztem (Hungarian): or veszik

Definitions

  1. or veszik

Ancestry of “vesztem”, step by step

vesztem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian veszte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvesztesomeone's fall, downfall, demise, loss, ruin, defeat, undoing, destruction
2Hungarianvészplague, pestilence, pandemic, disease; disaster,...
3Proto-Uralicwexe-to take, to grasp

via Hungarian veszt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianvesztAlternative form of veszít
2Hungarianvesz(ik)—
Every word from Proto-Uralic wexe- →Every word from Hungarian vész →Every word from Hungarian veszte →
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