Where does “Észak-Korea” come from?

Észak-Korea (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian észak, from Hungarian éj, from Proto-Uralic üje — night.

Ancestry of “Észak-Korea”, step by step

Észak-Korea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian észak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianészaknorth
2Hungarianéjnight
3Proto-Uralicüjenight

via Hungarian Korea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianKoreaKorea
Every word from Proto-Uralic üje →Every word from Hungarian éj →Every word from Hungarian észak →