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Where does “-ony” come from?

-ony (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

-ony (Hungarian): Added to a word to form a noun or an adjective

Definitions

  1. Added to a word to form a noun or an adjective

Ancestry of “-ony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-ö-linking vowel
2Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
3Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

Words derived from “-ony”

  • öltöny
  • függönyök
  • vasfüggöny
  • függöny
  • vasfüggönyök
  • közlöny
Every word from Middle Welsh -nt →