Where does “ön-” come from?

ön- (Hungarian) comes from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك, from Proto-Turkic ǖn — sound, voice.

ön- (Hungarian): self-

Definitions

  1. self-

Ancestry of “ön-”, step by step

ön- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish ön

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishönfront
2Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
3Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

via Hungarian ő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianőhe, she

Words derived from “ön-

Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖnEvery word from Ottoman Turkish اوكEvery word from Turkish ön