Though Finnish and Hungarian are both Finno-Ugric languages, few words are identical in the two languages. The Finnish word mesi (honey) is méz in Hungarian, the Finnish me (we) is mi and veri (blood) is vér. They are similar but nevertheless not identical. The following ten words are identical in the two languages:
algebra (algebra)
dilemma (dilemma)
energia (energy)
gorilla (gorilla)
internet (internet)
kamera (camera)
kenguru (kangaroo)
lista (list)
neon (neon)
paprika (paprika)
Though these words are identical, they are all loanwords. In fact, six of them are identical to English, and the other four are quite similar. The fact that it is a challenge to find identical words in Finnish and Hungarians indicates that the two languages are not so closely related to one another.
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