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Where does “ifjú” come from?

ifjú (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian i, from Hungarian e, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.

ifjú (Hungarian): young; boy, lad

Definitions

  1. young; boy, lad

Ancestry of “ifjú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianismall, young
2Hungarianethis; look!, hey!
3Proto-Uralice-this; not; the negative verb

Words derived from “ifjú”

  • ifjúsági
  • ifjúság
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