Yugra - The Hungarian Urheimat

The Hungarian Urheimat

Yugra is also considered to be the place of origin of the Hungarians (in Hungarian magyar őshaza). It is thought that the name Hungary is a variety of the name Yugra (The Hungarians also were known in several languages under the name of Ugri, and are still known under this name in Ukrainian). Hungary is also said to derive from On-Ogur, meaning Ten Tribes or Ten Arrows. The Hungarian language is also the closest linguistic relative of Khanty and Mansi. It is considered that Hungarians moved from Yugra to the west, first settling on the western side of the Urals, in the region known as Magna Hungaria. Then they moved further to the west, to the region of Levédia (present-day east Ukraine), then to the region of Etelköz (present-day west Ukraine), finally reaching the Carpathian Basin in the 9th century.

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