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
Ancestry of “többnyelvű”, step by step
többnyelvű traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian több
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | több | more; several, multiple; older |
| 2 | Hungarian | -nyi | -ful, as much as. Added to a noun to form an... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -re | onto, on. Used to form the sublative case |
via Hungarian nyelvű
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | nyelvű | -language, -speaking; -tongued, with a …… tongue;... |
| 2 | Hungarian | nyelv | tongue; language; language, tongue |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ńälmä | tongue |
Words derived from “többnyelvű”