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Where does “honvéd” come from?

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

honvéd (Hungarian): soldier

Definitions

  1. soldier

Ancestry of “honvéd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhónarmpit
2Hungarianhonnat home
3Hungarianhogyhow?; that; if, whether
4Proto-Uralickuńćɜ—
5Proto-Uralicku-who; where

Words derived from “honvéd”

  • honved
  • honvédség
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