Where does “műkönny” come from?

műkönny (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian könny, from Proto-Uralic küńele — tear.

műkönny (Hungarian): crocodile tear tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion

Definitions

  1. crocodile tear tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion

Ancestry of “műkönny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankönnytear
2Proto-Uralicküńeletear
Every word from Proto-Uralic küńele →Every word from Hungarian könny →
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