Where does “önkéntes” come from?

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

önkéntes (Hungarian): voluntary; volunteer

Definitions

  1. voluntary; volunteer

Ancestry of “önkéntes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianönkéntvoluntarily, willingly
2Hungarianönyou
3Hungarianön-self-
4Turkishönfront
5Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
6Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “önkéntes”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖn →Every word from Hungarian ön- →Every word from Hungarian ön →