Where does “Bahama-szigetek” come from?

Bahama-szigetek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sziget, from Hungarian szeg, from Proto-Ugric seŋkɜ — wedge.

Ancestry of “Bahama-szigetek”, step by step

Bahama-szigetek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian sziget

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszigetisland
2Hungarianszegto hem, to fringe; to cut; to break
3Proto-Ugricseŋkɜwedge

via Finnish Bahama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishBahama—
2SpanishBahamas—
Every word from Proto-Ugric seŋkɜ →Every word from Hungarian szeg →Every word from Hungarian sziget →