Where does “nemcsak” come from?

nemcsak (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nem, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ne — no, not.

nemcsak (Hungarian): not only

Definitions

  1. not only

Ancestry of “nemcsak”, step by step

nemcsak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian nem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannemno, not; no; sex, gender
2Proto-Finno-Ugricneno, not

via Hungarian csak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsakonly, exclusively; just, only, merely, solely;...
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ne →Every word from Hungarian nem →