Where does “éjszaka” come from?

éjszaka (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian éj, from Proto-Uralic üje — night.

éjszaka (Hungarian): at night; night

Definitions

  1. at night; night

Ancestry of “éjszaka”, step by step

éjszaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian éj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianéjnight
2Proto-Uralicüjenight

via Hungarian szak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszakpart, phase, stage, section; profession,...
2Hungarianszakmaprofession, occupation, trade, craft

Words derived from “éjszaka”

Every word from Proto-Uralic üje →Every word from Hungarian éj →