Where does “Macar” come from?

Macar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مجار, from Hungarian Magyar, from Old Hungarian mogyër, from Proto-Ugric mańćɜ — man, person.

Macar (Turkish): Hungarian

Definitions

  1. Hungarian

Ancestry of “Macar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishمجارHungarian
2HungarianMagyarHungarian, Magyar of, from, or relating to Hungary, its people or its language
3Old Hungarianmogyër—
4Proto-Ugricmańćɜman, person

Words derived from “Macar”

Every word from Proto-Ugric mańćɜ →Every word from Old Hungarian mogyër →Every word from Hungarian Magyar →
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