Hungarian Historical Phonology köszörül

köszörül 'schleifen, wetzen, shcärfen'

First attestation/Old Hungarian data

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Important dialectal forms

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Uralic/Ugric/Pre-Hungarian reconstruction

Disputed:

UEW: PUg *kȣ̈sɜ- 'grind, sharpen, set the edge of sg; schleifen, wetzen'

Status of the Ugric etymology

Improbable (phonologically irregular)

Loan etymology

None suggested

Cognates suggested in earlier research

UEW:

Mansi: South (T) kės-: kėsiŋ ku 'Wetzstein'

Commentary

UEW lists this etymology among the convincing Proto-Ugric lexemes. However, the vowel in the initial syllable is reconstructed only as *ȣ̈. UEW also mentions that the Proto-Ugric word is "Onomat." This shows that despite UEW's listing, the etymology is full with problems.

It is indeed true that Hungarian ö and South Mansi ė do not correspond to each other regularly. The limited distribution of the word in Mansi is also suspicious. Due to these problems, it is unlikely that we are dealing with a Proto-Ugric word.

Conclusion

Due to problems with the vocalism, no Proto-Ugric word can be reconstructed.

References

UEW s.v. kȣ̈sɜ-: PUg Uralonet