Where does “népszavazás” come from?

népszavazás (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szavazás, from Hungarian szavaz, from Hungarian szó, from Proto-Ugric sawɜ.

népszavazás (Hungarian): referendum

Definitions

  1. referendum

Ancestry of “népszavazás”, step by step

népszavazás traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szavazás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszavazásvote
2Hungarianszavazto vote; to vote, offer
3Hungarianszóword; voice; sound
4Proto-Ugricsawɜ—

via Hungarian nép

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannéppeople
Every word from Proto-Ugric sawɜ →Every word from Hungarian szó →Every word from Hungarian szavaz →
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