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Where does “Magyar” come from?

Magyar (Hungarian) comes from Old Hungarian mogyër, from Proto-Ugric mańćɜ.

Ancestry of “Magyar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Hungarianmogyër—
2Proto-Ugricmańćɜ—
Every word from Proto-Ugric mańćɜ →