Where does “ön-” come from?
ön- (Hungarian) comes from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك, from Proto-Turkic ǖn — sound, voice.
ön- (Hungarian): self-
Ancestry of “ön-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |