Where does “boldog-boldogtalan” come from?
boldog-boldogtalan (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian boldogtalan, from Hungarian -talan, from Hungarian -n — on. Used to form the superessive case; Added to...
boldog-boldogtalan (Hungarian): anyone, Tom, Dick and Harry, all and sundry, the whole world, the whole world and his dog, all the world and his wife, all and sundry everybody without distinction
Definitions
- anyone, Tom, Dick and Harry, all and sundry, the whole world, the whole world and his dog, all the world and his wife, all and sundry everybody without distinction
Ancestry of “boldog-boldogtalan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | boldogtalan | unhappy |
| 2 | Hungarian | -talan | -less, un-, dis-. A privative suffix added to a... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -n | on. Used to form the superessive case; Added to... |