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Where does “ötszög” come from?

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

ötszög (Hungarian): pentagon

Definitions

  1. pentagon

Ancestry of “ötszög”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianötfive
2Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
3Hungarianönyou
4Hungarianön-self-
5Turkishönfront
6Ottoman Turkishاوك—
7Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “ötszög”

  • ötszögek
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