Where does “szagú” come from?

szagú (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szag, from Proto-Uralic śaŋke — smell.

szagú (Hungarian): with a specific smell or odor describing bad or neutral smells

Definitions

  1. with a specific smell or odor describing bad or neutral smells

Ancestry of “szagú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszagsmell, odor, odour
2Proto-Uralicśaŋkesmell
Every word from Proto-Uralic śaŋke →Every word from Hungarian szag →
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