Where does “éhínség” come from?

éhínség (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ínség, from Hungarian ín, from Proto-Uralic sëne — vein, blood vessel; sinew.

éhínség (Hungarian): famine

Definitions

  1. famine

Ancestry of “éhínség”, step by step

éhínség traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ínség

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianínségdistress, poverty, misery, need
2Hungarianíntendon, sinew; slave
3Proto-Uralicsënevein, blood vessel; sinew

via Hungarian éh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianéhhungry; hunger
Every word from Proto-Uralic sëne →Every word from Hungarian ín →Every word from Hungarian ínség →