Hungarian Historical Phonology rövid

rövid 'short'

First attestation/Old Hungarian data

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Important dialectal forms

rivid (see UEW)

Uralic/Ugric/Pre-Hungarian reconstruction

(Disputed:)

UEW: ? PUg *rikɜ or *riγɜ 'piece (cut down); cut (off); (abgeschnittenes) Stück; (ab)schneiden'

Status of the Ugric etymology

Improbable (phonologically irregular)

Loan etymology

None suggested

Cognates suggested in earlier research

UEW:

Khanty: East (Trj) riγ- 'zerlegen (z. B. ein Rentier)', (V) riγ- 'резать, изрезать (напр. мясо, рыбу на куски)'

Commentary

The Ugric etymology is listed as uncertain by the UEW because of the scarce attestation of the Khanty word. EWUng makes no mention of the Ugric etymology but notes that rövid is a derivative of a stem that is of uknown origin.

In addition to the scarce attestation, it should also be remarked that a sound correspondence Hu ö ~ East Khanty i would be irregular which is a further argument against the etymology.

The origin of rövid remains unknown as no competing etymologies have been suggested.

Conclusion

The Ugric etymology should be rejected.

References

EWUng: 1290, s.v. rövid: Unknown origin

UEW s.v. rikɜ (riγɜ): ? Proto-Ugric Uralonet