Where does “Húsvét-sziget” come from?

Húsvét-sziget (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian húsvét, from Hungarian vét, from Proto-Uralic wettä- — to throw, fling, toss.

Húsvét-sziget (Hungarian): Easter Island an island in the South Pacific, belonging to Chile and famous for its moai monuments

Definitions

  1. Easter Island an island in the South Pacific, belonging to Chile and famous for its moai monuments

Ancestry of “Húsvét-sziget”, step by step

Húsvét-sziget traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian húsvét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianhúsvétEaster
2Hungarianvétto wrong someone, to do wrong to someone; to...
3Proto-Uralicwettä-to throw, fling, toss

via Hungarian sziget

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszigetisland
2Hungarianszegto hem, to fringe; to cut; to break
3Proto-Ugricseŋkɜwedge
Every word from Proto-Uralic wettä- →Every word from Hungarian vét →Every word from Hungarian húsvét →