Where does “önfejűen” come from?

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

önfejűen (Hungarian): wrongheadedly

Definitions

  1. wrongheadedly

Ancestry of “önfejűen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianönfejűstubborn, self-willed
2Hungarianön-self-
3Turkishönfront
4Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
5Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖn →Every word from Hungarian ön- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوك →
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