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Where does “honvédség” come from?

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

honvédség (Hungarian): army

Definitions

  1. army

Ancestry of “honvédség”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhonvédsoldier
2Hungarianhónarmpit
3Hungarianhonnat home
4Hungarianhogyhow?; that; if, whether
5Proto-Uralickuńćɜ—
6Proto-Uralicku-who; where
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