Where does “anyanyelvű” come from?
anyanyelvű (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian anyanyelv, from Hungarian anya, from Proto-Uralic ańa — a relative.
anyanyelvű (Hungarian): -speaking
Ancestry of “anyanyelvű”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | anyanyelv | mother tongue, native language |
| 2 | Hungarian | anya | mother; nut |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ańa | a relative |