Where does “hányas” come from?

hányas (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hány, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanɜ- — to strew, pour, throw, dig.

hányas (Hungarian): what? representing which digit or number?

Definitions

  1. what? representing which digit or number?

Ancestry of “hányas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianhányAPI?; how many?; to hurl, spout, fling, throw,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickanɜ-to strew, pour, throw, dig
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanɜ-Every word from Hungarian hány
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