The origin of the Hungarian word kan
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https://doi.org/10.18349/MagyarNyelv.2025.3.315Keywords:
Slavic etymology, Hungarian etymology, semanticsAbstract
The author claims that the Hungarian word kan ‘male animal, boar’ is of Slavic origin. It is commonly used in Slavic languages, and mainly denotes a male horse there, cf. e.g. Russian конь ‘stallion, (gelding) horse’.
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