Where does “Székely Land” come from?

Székely Land (English) comes from Hungarian Székelyföld, from Hungarian Székely, from Hungarian székely — Székely, Szekler a member of a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land in present-day Romania.

Ancestry of “Székely Land”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianSzékelyföldSzékely Land historic and ethnographic area in Romania, inhabited mainly by Székelys
2HungarianSzékelySzékely, Szekler a member of a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land in present-day Romania
3HungarianszékelySzékely, Szekler a member of a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land in present-day Romania
Every word from Hungarian székelyEvery word from Hungarian SzékelyEvery word from Hungarian Székelyföld