Where does “önvédelem” come from?

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

önvédelem (Hungarian): self-defense

Definitions

  1. self-defense

Ancestry of “önvédelem”, step by step

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