Where does “fonok” come from?
fonok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian főn, from German föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin faonius, from Latin favōnius, from Latin faveō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ — to notice.
fonok (Hungarian): chief, boss; nominative plural of főn
Definitions
- chief, boss; nominative plural of főn
Ancestry of “fonok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | főn | foehn; superessive singular of fő |
| 2 | German | föhn | singular imperative of föhnen; first-person... |
| 3 | Old High German | phonno | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | faonius | — |
| 5 | Latin | favōnius | — |
| 6 | Latin | faveō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰoweh₁ | to notice |
Words derived from “fonok”