Where does “ígérkezik” come from?

ígérkezik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ígér, from Proto-Ugric eŋkɜ-rɜ- — to say magic words, swear.

ígérkezik (Hungarian): to promise to be something; to promise to go...

Definitions

  1. to promise to be something; to promise to go...

Ancestry of “ígérkezik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianígérto promise
2Proto-Ugriceŋkɜ-rɜ-to say magic words, swear
Every word from Proto-Ugric eŋkɜ-rɜ-Every word from Hungarian ígér
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