Hungarian Historical Phonology bűz

bűz 'smell'

Derivative büdös

First attestation/Old Hungarian data

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Important dialectal forms

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Uralic/Pre-Hungarian reconstruction

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Cognates suggested in earlier research

None

Loan etymology

Hu bűz ← Iranian

Commentary

Due to the correspondence Hu z ~ Ir d, Iranian loan has to be early. It is unclear when the word-initial voiced stops in Hungarian emerged, and the dating of the borrowing required further research.

Conclusion

The Iranian loan etymology is convincing.

References

EWUng

Helimski 2002: Hu ← Ir

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