Where does “ötvenöt” come from?
ötvenöt (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.
ötvenöt (Hungarian): fifty-five
Definitions
- fifty-five
Ancestry of “ötvenöt”, step by step
ötvenöt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian öt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | öt | five |
| 2 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 3 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 4 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 5 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via Hungarian ötven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ötven | fifty |