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Where does “kiejteni” come from?

kiejteni (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kiejt, from Hungarian éjt, from Hungarian esik, from Ottoman Turkish اشیك, from Proto-Turkic ēĺü-k — door.

kiejteni (Hungarian): infinitive of kiejt; to pronounce

Definitions

  1. infinitive of kiejt; to pronounce

Ancestry of “kiejteni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankiejtto drop; to pronounce, utter
2Hungarianéjtaccusative singular of éj
3Hungarianesikto fall; to rain, to snow; to fall somewhere, to...
4Ottoman Turkishاشیك—
5Proto-Turkicēĺü-kdoor
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