Where does “Madžar” come from?

Madžar (Slovene) comes from Hungarian Magyar, from Old Hungarian mogyër, from Proto-Ugric mańćɜ — man, person.

Madžar (Slovene): Hungarian, Magyar

Definitions

  1. Hungarian, Magyar

Ancestry of “Madžar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianMagyarHungarian, Magyar of, from, or relating to Hungary, its people or its language
2Old Hungarianmogyër—
3Proto-Ugricmańćɜman, person
Every word from Proto-Ugric mańćɜ →Every word from Old Hungarian mogyër →Every word from Hungarian Magyar →