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Where does “ő” come from?

ő (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Uralic oma — old, previous.

ő (Hungarian): old, ancient, antique; oh!; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. old, ancient, antique; oh!; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “ő”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicomaold, previous

Words derived from “ő”

  • ócskavas
  • halló
  • Ószövetség
  • ókori
  • ócska
  • ókor
  • ógörög
  • ócskapiac
  • Ótestamentum
  • ótta
  • óhatatlan
  • ókorban
  • óarany
  • ómagyar
  • hallószerv
  • óhatatlanul
  • ószer
  • ószeres
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