Where does “észtek” come from?
észtek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian eszik, from Hungarian ész, from Proto-Turkic es — memory; mind.
észtek (Hungarian): nominative plural of észt
Definitions
- nominative plural of észt
Ancestry of “észtek”, step by step
észtek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian eszik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | eszik | to eat; third-person plural indicative present... |
| 2 | Hungarian | ész | intellect, brains, mind, reason, judgment,... |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | es | memory; mind |
via Hungarian észt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | észt | Estonian; accusative singular of ész |
| 2 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -tt | — |