Where does “műemlék” come from?
műemlék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian emlék, from Hungarian emlékezik — to commemorate; to remember.
műemlék (Hungarian): monument
Ancestry of “műemlék”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | emlék | memory; souvenir, keepsake, relic |
| 2 | Hungarian | emlékezik | to commemorate; to remember |