Where does “nemrég” come from?

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

nemrég (Hungarian): recently, not long ago

Definitions

  1. recently, not long ago

Ancestry of “nemrég”, step by step

nemrég traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian nem

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

via Hungarian rég

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianréglong ago, long time
2Hungarianregmorning
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ne →Every word from Hungarian nem →