Where does “édesvíz” come from?

édesvíz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian víz, from Proto-Uralic wete — water.

édesvíz (Hungarian): fresh water

Definitions

  1. fresh water

Ancestry of “édesvíz”, step by step

édesvíz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian víz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvízwater; flood; drinking water, mineral water
2Proto-Uralicwetewater

via Hungarian édes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianédessweet; cute, dear; consanguineous
2Proto-Uralicipśɜsmell, taste
Every word from Proto-Uralic wete →Every word from Hungarian víz →