Where does “űrügy” come from?

űrügy (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian űr, from Hungarian üreg, from Hungarian ür-.

űrügy (Hungarian): outer space affair/issue

Definitions

  1. outer space affair/issue

Ancestry of “űrügy”, step by step

űrügy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian űr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianűrvoid, gap; space, outer space; emptiness
2Hungarianüregcavity, hole, cave, pit, cavern, sinus
3Hungarianür-—

via Hungarian ügy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianügymatter, concern, transaction, case; river, brook,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricsiδ̕ɜhumidity, moisture, wetland, marshland; hurry,...
Every word from Hungarian ür- →Every word from Hungarian üreg →Every word from Hungarian űr →