Sibilant Consonants
Two different regular correspondences can be found in Hungarian for Finnish and Estonian /s/. The first is Hungarian /s/:
| Hungarian | Finnish | Estonian | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| száz | sata | sata | hundred |
| szív | sydän | süda | heart |
| szem | silmä | silm | eye |
| száj | suu | suu | mouth |
| fészek | pesä | pesa | nest |
The second is Hungarian zero:
| Hungarian | Finnish | Estonian | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| eszik : ev- | syödä | sööma | to eat |
| epe | sappi | sapp | gall |
| ín | suoni | soon | sinew, (Finnic also) vein |
| öl | syli | süli | bosom |
These two correspondences represent two different original consonants. /s/ : /s/ is reconstructed as originating in Proto-Uralic *ś, while ∅ : /s/ is reconstructed as Proto-Uralic *s. Both correspondences can be seen simultaneously in the word for "autumn" (see above under *-k-), from Proto-Uralic *sükśi.
Read more about this topic: Regular Sound Correspondences Between Hungarian And Other Uralic Languages