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Where does “magas” come from?

magas (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mag, from Proto-Finno-Ugric muŋkɜ — body.

magas (Hungarian): high, tall

Definitions

  1. high, tall

Ancestry of “magas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmagseed, pip; kernel, core
2Proto-Finno-Ugricmuŋkɜbody

Words derived from “magas”

  • magasugrások
  • magasság
  • magasat
  • magasak
  • magasakat
  • utazómagasság
  • magasröptű
  • magaslik
  • magasabb
  • magasra
  • magasságban
  • kimagaslik
  • kimagasló
  • legmagasabb
  • legeslegmagasabb
  • magasabbak
  • magasugrás
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