Hungarian Historical Phonology nevet

nevet 'laugh'

First attestation/Old Hungarian data

Old Hungarian meg meuettetett

Neweth 'laugh'

(see UEW)

Important dialectal forms

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Uralic/Pre-Hungarian reconstruction

? *mäwä- / *mäγä-

(Disputed:)

UEW: PUg *mȣ̈kɜ- (mȣ̈γɜ-)- 'laugh; lachen'

Loan etymology

None suggested

Cognates suggested in earlier research

Mansi: der. South (TJ) mävə·ńť-, West (P) mäγəńt-, North (So) mowint-- 'laugh' < PMs *mäγəńt-

Commentary

The vowel-correspondence requires additional research. Hungarian n is irregular, but *m is retained in Old Hungarian.

Conclusion

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References

EWUng

UEW s.v. mȣ̈kɜ- (mȣ̈γɜ-): PUg Uralonet