Where does “megígérte” come from?

megígérte (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian megígér, from Hungarian ígér, from Proto-Ugric eŋkɜ-rɜ- — to say magic words, swear.

megígérte (Hungarian): third-person singular indicative past definite of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular indicative past definite of...

Ancestry of “megígérte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmegígérto promise
2Hungarianígérto promise
3Proto-Ugriceŋkɜ-rɜ-to say magic words, swear
Every word from Proto-Ugric eŋkɜ-rɜ-Every word from Hungarian ígérEvery word from Hungarian megígér
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