The Hungarian people are descendants of the Magyars, an Asiatic tribe whose origins lie in what is today central Russia. The word Hungary appears to derive from a Slavicized form of the Turkic words on ogur, meaning "ten arrows," which may have referred to the number of Magyar tribes. (Source: Preface Section 1 of 1; Country Study: Hungary; Library of Congress Call Number DB906 .H86 1990) Links:
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