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Where does “holmija” come from?
holmija (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian holmi, from Hungarian mi, from Uralic *mi.
Ancestry of “holmija”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Hungarian
holmi
thing, stuff; belonging, paraphernalia, gear;...
2
Hungarian
mi
we; how …!, what …!; what?
3
Uralic
*mi
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