Hungarian Historical Phonology rúg

rúg 'kick; (Pferd) ausschlagen; einen Tritt geben od. Versetzen; (Summe) sich belaufen'

First attestation/Old Hungarian data

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Important dialectal forms

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Uralic/Ugric/Pre-Hungarian reconstruction

(Disputed:)

UEW: PUg *rȣ̈ŋkɜ- ‘kick, kick at; einen Tritt geben od. versetzen‘

Status of the Ugric etymology

Irregular

Loan etymology

None suggested so far

Cognates suggested in earlier research

Khanty: South (DN) rŏŋk-, East (V) rö̆ŋkä-, North (O) ruŋk- 'waten' < *rüŋk-

Commentary

The Ugric etymology is listed as uncertain in the UEW.

The etymology is irregular: Hungarian u does not correspond regularly to Khanty *ü. UEW argues that the Proto-Ugric word had a front vowel and that the Hungarian velar vowel is due to influence from *ŋk, but this development lacks exact parallels. UEW mentions Hu fogoly < PU *piŋä or *püŋä and fog < PU *''piŋə as parallels, but in these cases the Hungarian vowel is *o, not *u.

UEW also notes the semantic differences, arguing that the etymology is convincing only if the meaning 'kick' attested in Hungarian is the original.

Due to the phonological and semantic differences it is best to reject the etymology. The resemblance of the Hungarian and Khanty words can also be accidental.

Conclusion

No Proto-Ugric word can be reconstructed.

References

EWUng

UEW s.v. rȣ̈ŋkɜ-: PUg [1]