Where does “hont” come from?

hont (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hón, from Hungarian honn, from Hungarian hogy, from Proto-Uralic kuńćɜ, from Proto-Uralic ku- — who; where.

Ancestry of “hont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhónarmpit
2Hungarianhonnat home
3Hungarianhogyhow?; that; if, whether
4Proto-Uralickuńćɜ
5Proto-Uralicku-who; where
Every word from Proto-Uralic ku-Every word from Proto-Uralic kuńćɜEvery word from Hungarian hogy