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Where does “önelégült” come from?

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

önelégült (Hungarian): self-satisfied, smug, complacent

Definitions

  1. self-satisfied, smug, complacent

Ancestry of “önelégült”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianön-self-
2Turkishönfront
3Ottoman Turkishاوك—
4Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖn →