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
Ancestry of “önvédelem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 2 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |