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Where does “ócska” come from?

ócska (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ó, from Proto-Uralic oma — old, previous.

ócska (Hungarian): old, worthless, trashy

Definitions

  1. old, worthless, trashy

Ancestry of “ócska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianóold, ancient, antique; oh!; Alternative form of...
2Proto-Uralicomaold, previous

Words derived from “ócska”

  • ócskavas
  • ócskapiac
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