Where does “gúnynév” come from?

gúnynév (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian név, from Proto-Uralic nime — name.

gúnynév (Hungarian): nickname, sobriquet an unflattering nickname based on a conspicuous characteristic or a humorous event that happened to that person

Definitions

  1. nickname, sobriquet an unflattering nickname based on a conspicuous characteristic or a humorous event that happened to that person

Ancestry of “gúnynév”, step by step

gúnynév traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian név

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannévname; noun
2Proto-Uralicnimename

via Hungarian gúny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangúnyridicule, mockery, sarcasm
2Hungariangúnyolto ridicule, mock, make fun of, poke fun at

Words derived from “gúnynév

Every word from Proto-Uralic nimeEvery word from Hungarian név
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