Hungarian Historical Phonology csókol

csókol 'kiss'

First attestation/Old Hungarian data

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Important dialectal forms

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Uralic/Ugric/Pre-Hungarian reconstruction

(Disputed:)

UEW: PUg *ćukkɜ- (ćukkɜ-lɜ-) 'kiss; küssen'

Status of the Ugric etymology

Possible

Loan etymology

None suggested

Cognates suggested in earlier research

UEW:

Mansi: East (KU) śoχəl- 'suudella, küssen' < Proto-Mansi *ćukəl-

Commentary

UEW considers the Ugric stem a derivative, but there are not traces of the underived stem: UEW notes that Hungarian csók is a later back-formation from csókol.

The vowel-correspondence is regular, so a Proto-Ugric word can probably be reconstructed. However, Hungarian cs is not the usual (regular) reflex of Uralic/Ugric *ć: this correspondence is found in very few etymologies.

Conclusion

The Ugric etymology is possible, but the correspondence between Mansi ś (Proto-Mansi *ć) and Hungarian cs is rare in inherited vocabulary.

References

EWUng

UEW s.v. ćukkɜ- (ćukkɜ-lɜ-): PUg Uralonet