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

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

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianészaknorth
2Hungarianéjnight
3Proto-Uralicüjenight
Every word from Proto-Uralic üje →