Where does “hívnak” come from?
hívnak (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hív, from Proto-Uralic kaŋe-, from Kapampangan ne, from Kapampangan na, from Kapampangan nanu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anu, from Proto-Austronesian (na-)nu — what.
hívnak (Hungarian): third-person plural indicative present indefinite...
Definitions
- third-person plural indicative present indefinite...
Ancestry of “hívnak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | hív | to call to request, summon, or beckon |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | kaŋe- | call |
| 3 | Kapampangan | ne | blend of 3rd person singular possessive/ergative pronoun + 3rd person singular absolutive pronoun |
| 4 | Kapampangan | na | 3rd person singular possessive/ergative pronoun: he; his; she; her; it; its |
| 5 | Kapampangan | nanu | what |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | anu | what? |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | (na-)nu | what |