to hold one's own, to do well, to cope, to manage, to thrive (to demonstrate oneself to be capable) · to hold water (to withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid)
köken: megáll (“to stand”) + -ja (personal suffix) + a (“the”) + hely (“place”) + -e (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix) + -t (accusative suffix), literally “to stand one's place”