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Where does “többnyelvű” come from?

többnyelvű (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian több, from Hungarian -nyi, from Hungarian -re — onto, on. Used to form the sublative case.

többnyelvű (Hungarian): multilingual

Definitions

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Ancestry of “többnyelvű”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantöbbmore; several, multiple; older
2Hungarian-nyi-ful, as much as. Added to a noun to form an...
3Hungarian-reonto, on. Used to form the sublative case

Words derived from “többnyelvű”

  • többnyelvűség
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