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Where does “karácsonyéj” come from?

karácsonyéj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian éj, from Proto-Uralic üje — night.

karácsonyéj (Hungarian): Christmas Eve

Definitions

  1. Christmas Eve

Ancestry of “karácsonyéj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianéjnight
2Proto-Uralicüjenight

Words derived from “karácsonyéj”

  • karácsonyéjek
Every word from Proto-Uralic üje →