Where does “Man-sziget” come from?
Man-sziget (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mán, from Hungarian ma, from Hungarian -st, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.
Ancestry of “Man-sziget”, step by step
Man-sziget traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian mán
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | mán | Alternative form of már; superessive singular of... |
| 2 | Hungarian | ma | today |
| 3 | Hungarian | -st | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -tt | — |
via Hungarian sziget
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sziget | island |
| 2 | Hungarian | szeg | to hem, to fringe; to cut; to break |
| 3 | Proto-Ugric | seŋkɜ | wedge |