Where does “énnek” come from?
énnek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian eszik, from Hungarian ész, from Proto-Turkic es — memory; mind.
énnek (Hungarian): dative singular of én
Ancestry of “énnek”, step by step
énnek traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian eszik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | eszik | to eat; third-person plural indicative present... |
| 2 | Hungarian | ész | intellect, brains, mind, reason, judgment,... |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | es | memory; mind |
via Hungarian én
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | én | I; self, ego |
| 2 | Old Hungarian | ɛ̄n | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | minä | I |
via Hungarian ez
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ez | this |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | e- | this; not; the negative verb |