Where does “mintha” come from?

mintha (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian há, from Hungarian hogy, from Proto-Uralic kuńćɜ, from Proto-Uralic ku- — who; where.

mintha (Hungarian): as if, as though; Misspelling of mint ha

Definitions

  1. as if, as though; Misspelling of mint ha

Ancestry of “mintha”, step by step

mintha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian há

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianháThe name of the Latin-script letter H
2Hungarianhogyhow?; that; if, whether
3Proto-Uralickuńćɜ—
4Proto-Uralicku-who; where

via Hungarian mint

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmintthan; as …… as; like
2Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
3Proto-Uralic-tt—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ku- →Every word from Proto-Uralic kuńćɜ →Every word from Hungarian hogy →
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