Where does “vetélkedik” come from?

vetélkedik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vetél, from Hungarian vét, from Proto-Uralic wettä- — to throw, fling, toss.

vetélkedik (Hungarian): to compete

Definitions

  1. to compete

Ancestry of “vetélkedik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvetélto miscarry, abort
2Hungarianvétto wrong someone, to do wrong to someone; to...
3Proto-Uralicwettä-to throw, fling, toss

Words derived from “vetélkedik”

Every word from Proto-Uralic wettä- →Every word from Hungarian vét →Every word from Hungarian vetél →