Hungarian has borrowed many words from Slavic languages. However, Slavic languages have also borrowed words from Hungarian. To illustrate, here is a list of ten Slovak words borrowed from Hungarian. The Slovak word is on the left, and the Hungarian word is on the right.
ceruza ceruza (pencil)
čizma csizma (boot)
ďumbier gyömbér (ginger)
gombik gomb (button)
jarok árok (ditch)
kefa kefe (brush)
tábor tábor (camp)
palacinka palacsinta (pancake)
ťava teve (camel)
vidiek vidék (countryside)
The words are very similar. In fact, three are identical. Though Hungarian has undoubtedly borrowed more words from Slovak, it is clear from the list that Slovak has also borrowed words from Hungarian.
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