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Where does “nyelvtörő” come from?

nyelvtörő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian törő, from Hungarian törik, from Hungarian -ött, from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

nyelvtörő (Hungarian): tongue-twister

Definitions

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Ancestry of “nyelvtörő”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantörőpresent participle of tör; breaking, pounding,...
2Hungariantörikto break; third-person plural indicative present...
3Hungarian-ött-ed, -t; in
4Hungarian-ö-linking vowel
5Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
6Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

Words derived from “nyelvtörő”

  • nyelvtörők
Every word from Middle Welsh -nt →