Hungarian words first recorded in the 15th century

It is a fixed case form of the noun est (“evening”), itself from Hungarian esik (“to fall”) + -t. The verb esik goes back to Proto-Uralic *ećɜ- (“to fall”). The sources explain the ending in…

It is from Hungarian ez (“this”) + -ért (“for”), a fixed case form of the demonstrative with the causal suffix. ÚESz and Zaicz list it among the fixed case forms of the pronoun, first recorded in…

It is a fixed case form, from Hungarian ma + -st: the old adverb, which then still meant “now”, with the suffix group -st in an emphatic function, as in örömest and egyenest. TESz describes the word…

It is from Hungarian az (“that”) + ki (“who”), the demonstrative pronoun fused with the pronoun used in questions and as an indefinite. The compound arose in complex sentences when the boundary…

It is a compound, from Hungarian az (“that”) + mi (“what”): the demonstrative az “that” and the pronoun mi “what”. It arose in complex sentences: the indefinite pronoun, used as a relative, fused…

It is from Hungarian beszéd (“speech”) + -l: the noun with the suffix that forms verbs, so that the original form was ⟨beszédl⟩. The cluster /dl/ became /ll/ and then /l/, as in vall and hall; the…

It is from Hungarian él (“to live”) + -et (“noun-forming suffix”), a noun formed from the verb in Old Hungarian. The verb goes back to Proto-Uralic *elä- (“to live”), one of the words Hungarian…

It is a derivative of a stem that is not recorded on its own, with the reflexive verb suffix -kezik. The stem contains the frequentative suffix ⟨-l⟩ and may be connected with the stem of elme…

It is from Hungarian gond (“thought; care, worry”) + -ol, the noun with the suffix that forms verbs, made like énekel from ének and szól from szó. In the old language the noun also meant “thought”…

1. The verb “to call” is of uncertain origin; it may be inherited from Proto-Uralic *kaŋɜ- (“to call”), a word of the Uralic period. The only cognates are in the distant Samoyedic languages: Selkup…

It is a Hungarian development, probably split off from the verb húz “to pull, to drag”, which goes back to Proto-Ugric *kupɜ-tɜ- (“to pull, to jerk”). TESz calls the origin uncertain; EWUng, ÚESz…

It is a case form that became fixed: the demonstrative ez “this” with the lative suffix ⟨-é⟩, later ⟨-e⟩. The initial vowel of the base was originally /i/, and it probably opened to /ë/ already in…

It is from Hungarian ily (“such; so”) + -en, formed with the pronoun suffix ⟨-n⟩ of azon and ezen. TESz thinks it less likely that the ⟨-n⟩ is a modal case ending. The base is itself a fixed case…

It is formed from Hungarian jelenik (“to appear”) + -t (“causative suffix”), from the stem ⟨jelen-⟩ of the verb with the causative suffix. That verb is the adverb jelen “present” used as a verb, and…

It is a Hungarian formation from a stem inherited from the Finno-Ugric period, inherited from Proto-Uralic *mu (“other”), probably with the adjective suffix ⟨-s⟩. The stem is found in Mansi māt…

It arose by word split from meg “again, back”: the adverb lengthened its vowel, and the long-vowelled variant settled into roles of its own. ÚESz and Zaicz start from its sense “again, back”, and…

It is a compound from Hungarian meg- (“perfective preverb”) + öl (“to kill”). The verb öl is inherited from the Finno-Ugric period, from Proto-Uralic *βeδɜ- (“to kill”), with cognates such as Mansi…

It is formed from Hungarian mi + -kor: the interrogative pronoun mi “what” with the temporal suffix -kor. The oldest forms are ⟨mikoron⟩, with the further locative ending -n, and ⟨mikort⟩; Bárczi…

The old pronoun “he himself; own” is formed from Hungarian ő + -n: the stem ⟨ö-⟩ of the personal pronoun ő “he, she”, the variant without the ⟨β⟩ of the old form ⟨iβ⟩, with the pronoun suffix -n…

It is borrowed from Latin hōra (“time, period; hour; point of time; timepiece”). The Latin word is from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “season, time of day, period, point of time”). The early spelling…

It is a lexicalised comparative, formed with the comparative suffix -b from a stem not recorded on its own, ⟨*tep⟩ ~ ⟨*töp⟩ “many”. The stem is inherited from Proto-Uralic *teppɜ (“dense, firm”)…

It is from Hungarian út (“way, road”) + -a (“possessive suffix”) + -n (“locative suffix”): a noun with possessive and locative endings that became a postposition, originally meaning “on (someone's)…

It is an inherited stem, inherited from Proto-Uralic *wixe- (“to take, carry”), with the Hungarian frequentative suffix -sz, as in lesz and tesz. ÚESz reconstructs the stem as Finno-Ugric ⟨*βiγe-⟩…

It is a shortened form of azután “after that, then”. ⟨Azután⟩ is a compound from Hungarian az + után, from the demonstrative and the postposition “after”; it was at first a postpositional phrase…

It is probably inherited from Proto-Uralic *roćɜ (“weak, thin, tired”), a word inherited from the Finno-Ugric period. Its cognate is Komi-Zyrian ruʒ́ mun- (“to grow tired, weaken”). The UEW adds…

It is a compound from Hungarian el- (“away”) + megy (“to go”). The verb megy is inherited from Proto-Uralic *mene- (“to go”). The preverb el is a fixed case form of the stem ⟨el-⟩ of elő “front”…

It is a compound from Hungarian meg- (“perfective preverb”) + hal (“to die”). The verb hal goes back to Proto-Uralic *kola- (“to die”), and TESz notes that its sense “to die” is used mostly with…

It arose in Hungarian from ⟨találom⟩ “I judge, I think”, the first person singular present of the verb talál “to find”, in its sense “to judge, consider”, by contraction. It was at first a short…

It is from Hungarian nagy (“big, great”) + -on, the adjective with the adverbial suffix -on. Its sense has moved some way from that of the adjective; it stands closer to erősen “strongly”, and it is…

It is a fossilized case form. Its base is the distal pronoun stem inherited from Proto-Uralic *to (“that”), also found in távol, tavaly, tova and tékozol; the ending is the ablative suffix -l. It is…

It is a Hungarian derivative of a stem inherited from the Uralic period, inherited from Proto-Uralic *tole- (“to come”), with the frequentative suffix ⟨-l⟩ of dobál and metél. TESz, ÚESz and Zaicz…

It is borrowed from Latin probō (“to examine; to prove”), given a Hungarian verb ending; the Latin verb is derived from probus (“tested, reliable, good”). The noun próba “trial, test” belongs to the…

It is formed from Hungarian egy (“one”) + -t (“locative suffix”): a fixed case form of the numeral egy “one” with the old locative ending ⟨-t⟩. The related együvé “to one place” has the lative…

It is a Hungarian development: it split off from the old adverb and conjunction kedig (also ⟨kenig⟩), whose initial /k/ became /p/ by dissimilation. The same change is seen in köszméte beside…