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Where does “tejfog” come from?

tejfog (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fog, from Proto-Ugric puŋɜ- — to grasp, to catch.

tejfog (Hungarian): milk tooth, deciduous tooth

Definitions

  1. milk tooth, deciduous tooth

Ancestry of “tejfog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfogto hold; to take; to catch, to capture
2Proto-Ugricpuŋɜ-to grasp, to catch

Words derived from “tejfog”

  • tejfogak
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