Where does “Újvilág” come from?

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

Újvilág (Hungarian): New World

Definitions

  1. New World

Ancestry of “Újvilág”, step by step

Újvilág traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian új

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianújnew
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwuďenew

via Hungarian világ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvilágworld; illumination, light, brightness, sight;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwalkelight
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wuďe →Every word from Hungarian új →