Hungarian Historical Phonology fekély

fekély 'Geschwür, Abszess'

First attestation/Old Hungarian data

1456 fekelekel

EWUng: 369-370, s.v. fekély

Important dialectal forms

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Uralic/Pre-Hungarian reconstruction

(Disputed:)

UEW: PUg *pekkɜ (eśɜ) 'aufbrechen; Geschwür'

Cognates suggested in earlier research

Mansi: East (KU) päkəp- 'aufbrechen, zu strömen anfangen (Bach, Fluß in Frühling), hervorbrechen (Sonne)', päχl- 'bersten, aufbrechen, zu strömen anfangen'

Loan etymology

None suggested

Commentary

It is argued in the UEW and EWUng that the suggested Hungarian and Mansi cognates reflect derivatives of the Ugric stem *pekkV-. However, this explanation cannot be considered certain, as Hungarian fekély points to earlier *ä, whereas Mansi KU ä is not a regular reflex of Ugric/Uralic *ä but rather points to *i. The semantic connection between the alleged cognates is possible, but in the light of the phonological irregularity it is possible that the similarity is only accidental.

Conclusion

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References

EWUng: 369-370, s.v. fekély: PUg

UEW: PUg *pekkɜ Uralonet