Where does “édesgyökér” come from?

édesgyökér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian édes, from Proto-Uralic ipśɜ — smell, taste.

édesgyökér (Hungarian): licorice

Definitions

  1. licorice

Ancestry of “édesgyökér”, step by step

édesgyökér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian édes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianédessweet; cute, dear; consanguineous
2Proto-Uralicipśɜsmell, taste

via Hungarian gyökér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangyökérroot; root vegetables; parsley root
2Proto-Ugricjᴕ̈kkɜ-rɜroot

Words derived from “édesgyökér”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ipśɜ →Every word from Hungarian édes →