Where does “ómagyar” come from?

ómagyar (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian Magyar, from Old Hungarian mogyër, from Proto-Ugric mańćɜ — man, person.

ómagyar (Hungarian): Old Hungarian

Definitions

  1. Old Hungarian

Ancestry of “ómagyar”, step by step

ómagyar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian Magyar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianMagyarHungarian, Magyar of, from, or relating to Hungary, its people or its language
2Old Hungarianmogyër—
3Proto-Ugricmańćɜman, person

via Hungarian ó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianóold, ancient, antique; oh!; Alternative form of...
2Proto-Uralicomaold, previous
Every word from Proto-Ugric mańćɜ →Every word from Old Hungarian mogyër →Every word from Hungarian Magyar →