On the Turkic Origin of Hungarian igen 'yes'

Author: Lars Johanson

Source: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, Volume 57, Number 1, 15 April 2004 , pp. 93-104(12)

Publisher: Akademiai Kiado

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Abstract:

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.

Keywords: rhetorical particles; evidential; Kipchak Turkic; affirmative

Document Type: Research article

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