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On the Turkic Origin of Hungarianigen'yes'
Lars Johansonsubject
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The present paper discusses the origin of the Hungarian particle igen 'yes', for which no convincing etymology has been presented so far. It is suggested that it is a selective copy of Turkic egen ~ igen (< erken), an indirective and/or emphatic rhetorical particle ('evidently', 'obviously', 'apparently', 'as it appears', 'it turns out that', 'indeed'), derived from er- 'to be' and used as part of the predicate core and/or as a postpredicate element to convey consenting or admitting answers.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-01 | Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae |