Where does “ev-” come from?

ev- (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian eszik, from Hungarian ész, from Proto-Turkic es — memory; mind.

Ancestry of “ev-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianeszikto eat; third-person plural indicative present...
2Hungarianészintellect, brains, mind, reason, judgment,...
3Proto-Turkicesmemory; mind

Words derived from “ev-

Every word from Proto-Turkic esEvery word from Hungarian észEvery word from Hungarian eszik