Where does “kemény dió” come from?
kemény dió (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kemény, from Proto-Uralic kämä — hard, firm.
kemény dió (Hungarian): hard nut to crack, toughie; hard nut to crack
Definitions
- hard nut to crack, toughie; hard nut to crack
Ancestry of “kemény dió”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | kemény | hard |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | kämä | hard, firm |