Where does “Észak-Rajna-Vesztfália” come from?

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

Észak-Rajna-Vesztfália (Hungarian): North Rhine-Westphalia

Definitions

  1. North Rhine-Westphalia

Ancestry of “Észak-Rajna-Vesztfália”, step by step

Észak-Rajna-Vesztfália traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian észak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianészaknorth
2Hungarianéjnight
3Proto-Uralicüjenight

via Hungarian Rajna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianRajnaRhine river that flows through Europe

via Hungarian Vesztfália

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