Hungarian Historical Phonology ember
embër 'human'
First attestation/Old Hungarian data
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Important dialectal forms
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Uralic/Pre-Hungarian reconstruction
(Disputed:)
UEW: compound of PU *emä, pojka and ?? irkä
Cognates suggested in earlier research
Loan etymology
Hu ← Ir (Helimski 2002)
Commentary
The motivation of traditional compound etymology seem unclear: without semantic parallels it is difficult to accept it. The reconstruction of Proto-Uralic *irkä 'man' is dubious, as the cognates are irregular.
Conclusion
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References
EWUng
Helimski 2002: Hu ← Ir
UEW: Hu compound from PFU elements