Why are the Hungarian and Russian languages similar?

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Hungarian and Russian belong to different language families. Hungarian is a Finno-Ugric language, while Russian is a Slavic language. Any similarities may be due to historical and cultural interactions rather than direct linguistic connections.
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Hungarian and Russian belong to different language families (Uralic and Indo-European, respectively) and have no close genetic relationship. As such, they're not inherently similar linguistically. However, there might be occasional loanwords or historical influences due to interactions between speakers...
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Hungarian and Russian belong to different language families (Uralic and Indo-European, respectively) and have no close genetic relationship. As such, they're not inherently similar linguistically. However, there might be occasional loanwords or historical influences due to interactions between speakers over time. read less
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