Where does “nagyképűsködik” come from?

nagyképűsködik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nagyképű, from Hungarian képű, from Hungarian kép, from Proto-Turkic *kēp — form, example, image.

nagyképűsködik (Hungarian): to behave arrogantly / pompously / self-importantly, to put on airs

Definitions

  1. to behave arrogantly / pompously / self-importantly, to put on airs

Ancestry of “nagyképűsködik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannagyképűarrogant, big-headed, pompous, self-important
2Hungarianképű-faced, with a …… face
3Hungarianképmanner, way, method; form, shape, appearence;...
4Proto-Turkic*kēpform, example, image
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kēp →Every word from Hungarian kép →Every word from Hungarian képű →
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