AlfatogodeBere:
No, it is by far far from Latin. I used to have a Hungarian friend and he told me about the seventeen cases that they use. It is a nightmare! I found it is something that only happens in other some low quantity spoken Caucasic languages.
Ok. The source of my info was Britannica encyclopedia, i believe most of the stuff written there could be considered as authentic n standard.
It says Hungarian became attached to Latin.
I will copy n paste the exact wordings,
( Hungarians, who know their country as Magyarország, “Land of Magyars,” are unique among the nations of Europe in that they speak a language that is not related to any other major European language. Linguistically surrounded by alien nations, Hungarians felt isolated through much of their history. This may be the reason why after Christianization they became attached to Latin, which became the language of culture, scholarship, and state administration—and even the language of the Hungarian nobility until 1844.)
Sharing this, as the sole intention is my nature to go deep in any matter to strive the knowledge and seek the truth,
And nothing else.
Hence I am open for any addition to this if u have any.