Where does “megnézni” come from?
megnézni (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian megnéz, from Hungarian néz, from Proto-Finno-Ugric näke- — to see, look.
megnézni (Hungarian): infinitive of megnéz
Ancestry of “megnézni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | megnéz | to take a look, to examine, to observe, to view,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | néz | to look; to watch; to overlook |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | näke- | to see, look |