Juhász, Gabriella (2024) Gyenge = Hungarian gyenge ‘weak, feeble, powerless’. MAGYAR NYELV, 120 (2). pp. 189-197. ISSN 0025-0228
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Abstract
The Hungarian word gyenge ‘weak, feeble, powerless’ is considered to be of unknown origin. In earlier literature, Finno-Ugric and Turkic etymologies have been suggested but neither offers an impeccable explanation from the phonological and semantic points of view. This paper revives an even earlier suggestion, namely, that the word gyenge is of Slavic origin. This explanation is not afflicted by either phonological or semantic difficulties. Furthermore, the proposed Slavic etymon has a certain Proto-Indo-European etymology. The paper also addresses the question of whether its forms with an initial g- are indeed the older ones.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | etymology, loanword, Slavic languages, Slovak, Slavic–Hungarian language contacts |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PH Finno-Ugrian, Basque languages and literatures / finnugor és baszk nyelvek és irodalom > PH04 Hungarian language and literature / magyar nyelv és irodalom |
| SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
| Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jul 2024 13:35 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2024 13:35 |
| URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/200872 |
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