Where does “önfejű” come from?

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

önfejű (Hungarian): stubborn, self-willed

Definitions

  1. stubborn, self-willed

Ancestry of “önfejű”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianön-self-
2Turkishönfront
3Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
4Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “önfejű”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖn →Every word from Hungarian ön- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوك →
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