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Where does “tyúkanyó” come from?

tyúkanyó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian anyó, from Hungarian anya, from Proto-Uralic ańa — a relative.

tyúkanyó (Hungarian): mother hen

Definitions

  1. mother hen

Ancestry of “tyúkanyó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariananyólittle old woman, granny
2Hungariananyamother; nut
3Proto-Uralicańaa relative

Words derived from “tyúkanyó”

  • tyúkanyók
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