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Where does “mogyoróvaj” come from?

mogyoróvaj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mogyoró, from Hungarian mony, from Proto-Uralic müŋä — rear, beyond; space behind something.

mogyoróvaj (Hungarian): peanut butter

Definitions

  1. peanut butter

Ancestry of “mogyoróvaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmogyoróhazelnut, filbert; peanut
2Hungarianmonyegg; testicle
3Proto-Uralicmüŋärear, beyond; space behind something
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