Hungarian Historical Phonology dob

dob 'werfen'

First attestation/Old Hungarian data

tobni 'werfen'

topni 'werfen'

Important dialectal forms

dob 'schlagen'

Uralic/Ugric/Pre-Hungarian reconstruction

UEW: *tȣmpɜ- ‘throw down, strike (with a clapping sound); mit knallendem Geräusch hinwerfen, schlagen‘

Status of the Ugric etymology

Unclear

Loan etymology

None suggested

Cognates suggested in earlier research

UEW:

Mansi: LO tå̄mp- 'sich hinwerfen'

Commentary

The origin of Hungarian d is problematic, as this would be an irregular reflex of Ugric word-initial *t. Very few parallels for such a development exists, and the reasons are not clear.

The vowel-relations between Hu dob and Mansi LO tå̄mp- are not problematic, but the very limited distribution of the Mansi word makes the idea of an old word dubious.

Conclusion

Due to problems with Hungarian voiced d, the etymology remains uncertain.

References

UEW s.v. tȣmpɜ-: PUg Uralonet