You can't tell me Herbert wasn't sending letters with stupid word recommendations to Ferenc Kazinczy during the language reforms during 1811-19
Like half of Mondolat is just words he made up in his spare time
For context the hungarian language was very outdated in the 18-19th century, because the official language was still LATIN in the country and even when Joseph II tried to change it to german, it didn't work because "Okay our official language is a dead one but we are NOT gonna speak german no way" so finally everyone recognised that hey we have a language and a culture that needs to be preserved and language reforms begin.
Kazinczy was the main figure of the language reforms in the 19th century because bro was sending letters to about 600 person and basically did everything himself. (Im just summing it up but be honest he is the one who did the most) And he succesfully started a "war" between neologus and ortologus people (i literally cant find a translation for them but basically The neologus guys where the one who wanted reform.)
So then the ortologus dropped Mondolat which honestly is one of my favourite historical books becaude they were shittalking Kazinczy SO HARD
First of all Mondolat is a word that was invented by the neologus and failed and they collected words like that into a book. The cover was a man riding a donkey trying to get up to Parnassus, poking fun at him saying his goal was stupid and inreachable. The place of creation was named as Dicshalom which was a referenc to Széphalom, the place Kazinczy lived and renamed himself, from Bányácska (little mine) to Széphalom (beautiful heap). Also I dont remember the exact name they gave as an author i believe it was Zafír Cenci which was another insult direkted at Kazinczy, switching up the letters of his name. Honestly I fear they ate with Mondolat that shit was FUNNY
Anyways in the end language got reformed everything is good we still speak it👍
Though I have to share some words for you to understand why its so funny
Gőzpöfögészeti tovalöködönc - Train. That would have been train. We call it vonat btw or mozdony to be fancy. Rough translation is
"Steam puffing forward pusher".
Megkönnyebülészeti körbeguggolda- WC. We say Wc instead. Rough trandlation is " relief circuit squat" like what the fuck guys what were you on
The only word I feel bad for not making it is "Popont" which was the word for ":" but we call it "Kettőspont -Double point" it sounded so cute why cant we have nice things😭
And now tell me Herbert wouldn't send in shit like that
Edit: forgot to add that Kazinczy wrote multiple poems callin the ortologus movement stupid and that started this whole beef