Where does “éhes ember nem válogat” come from?

éhes ember nem válogat (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian válogat, from Hungarian válik, from Hungarian -játok, from Hungarian -atok, from Hungarian -ök, from Hungarian -k, from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d — 3rd person plural verb ending.

éhes ember nem válogat (Hungarian): beggars can't be choosers

Definitions

  1. beggars can't be choosers

Ancestry of “éhes ember nem válogat”, step by step

éhes ember nem válogat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian válogat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianválogatto choose, make a selection; to sort; to be picky
2Hungarianválikto become, to turn or turn into; to become, to...
3Hungarian-játokUsed to form the second-person plural present...
4Hungarian-atokyour; Used to form the first-person singular...
5Hungarian-ök-s, -es; Used to form the first-person singular...
6Hungarian-k-s, -es; Denotes the first-person singular...
7Hungarian-ö-linking vowel
8Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
9Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

via Hungarian nem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannemno, not; no; sex, gender
2Proto-Finno-Ugricneno, not

via Hungarian éhes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianéheshungry
2Hungarian-ésAdded to a verb to form a noun
Every word from Middle Welsh -ntEvery word from Hungarian -ökEvery word from Hungarian -k
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