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Where does “elleni” come from?

elleni (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian -eni, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

elleni (Hungarian): anti-, against; infinitive of ellik

Definitions

  1. anti-, against; infinitive of ellik

Ancestry of “elleni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-eniUsed to form the infinitive; "For the other...
2Hungarian-é-—
3Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
4Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending
Every word from Middle Welsh -nt →