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Where does “ügynök” come from?

ügynök (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian -nök, from Hungarian -nok — Added to a word to form the name of an occupation.

ügynök (Hungarian): agent

Definitions

  1. agent

Ancestry of “ügynök”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-nökAdded to a word to form the name of an occupation
2Hungarian-nokAdded to a word to form the name of an occupation

Words derived from “ügynök”

  • kettős ügynök
  • hírügynökség
  • ügynökség
Every word from Hungarian -nok →