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Where does “rágalom” come from?

rágalom (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rág, from Proto-Uralic ruŋke- — gnaw.

rágalom (Hungarian): slander, calumny

Definitions

  1. slander, calumny

Ancestry of “rágalom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrágto chew
2Proto-Uralicruŋke-gnaw

Words derived from “rágalom”

  • rágalmazó
  • rágalmazás
  • rágalmaz
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