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Where does “Hun” come from?

Hun comes from Middle English Huns, from Old English Hūnas, from Late Latin Hunnus, from Koine Greek Χοῦνοι, referring to the nomadic people of Central Asia.

Hun (English): A member of a nomadic tribe, the Huns, most...

Definitions

  1. A member of a nomadic tribe, the Huns, most...

Ancestry of “Hun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishHun—
2Old EnglishHūnas—
3LatinHunniHuns
4Ancient GreekΟὗννοςHun

Words derived from “Hun”

  • フン
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