Where does “szóba jön” come from?

szóba jön (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szó, from Proto-Ugric sawɜ.

szóba jön (Hungarian): to be mentioned, to come up in conversation

Definitions

  1. to be mentioned, to come up in conversation

Ancestry of “szóba jön”, step by step

szóba jön traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszóword; voice; sound
2Proto-Ugricsawɜ—

via Hungarian jön

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjönto come; to get into a state; to owe
2Proto-Ugricjᴕ̈ŋɜ-come
Every word from Proto-Ugric sawɜ →Every word from Hungarian szó →
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