Where does “-ak” come from?
-ak (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian -k, from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.
Ancestry of “-ak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | -k | -s, -es; Denotes the first-person singular... |
| 2 | Hungarian | -ö- | linking vowel |
| 3 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 4 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |