Where does “Újvidék” come from?

Újvidék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian új, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wuďe — new.

Ancestry of “Újvidék”, step by step

Újvidék traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian új

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianújnew
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwuďenew

via Hungarian vidék

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvidékregion; country, countryside
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wuďe →Every word from Hungarian új →