Where does “maroknyi” come from?
maroknyi (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian marok, from Hungarian -ök, from Hungarian -k, from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.
maroknyi (Hungarian): handful
Ancestry of “maroknyi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | marok | hollow of the hand/palm; grip, hand; bundle |
| 2 | Hungarian | -ök | -s, -es; Used to form the first-person singular... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -k | -s, -es; Denotes the first-person singular... |
| 4 | Hungarian | -ö- | linking vowel |
| 5 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 6 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |