Hungarian is a very peculiar language. There is no similarity to any languages in this world. It is very difficult because there are many special rules and really there are no rules. I feel sorry and admiration toward anyone who chooses to learn Hungarian.
The language is filled with words that have outside origins and I show a few:
szervusz is a familiar way to greet a friend a collegue. This word originate from servus, the Latin word for servant or slave. (Servus is also the origin of the word "serf".) The phrase is an ellipsis of a Latin expression servus humillimus, domine spectabilis, meaning "[your] most humble servant, [my] noble lord". No subservience is implied in its modern use, which has the force of "at your service"
haver is a close friend. Chaver is the Hebrew word for 'friend'. Very interesting that Hungarians use a word with Hebrew origin.
kukorica is the Hungarian word for corn. This word likely originated from the serb and croate word kukuruz.
Sólet is a very popular traditional Jewish bean creation. Sólet is a variant of Cholent, the traditional Jewish Shabbat dish.
This is the end of my hungarian lesson for the day.
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