Where does “Norfolk-sziget” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Norfolk-sziget”, step by step

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

via Hungarian sziget

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

via Hungarian Norfolk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianNorfolk—
Every word from Proto-Ugric seŋkɜ →Every word from Hungarian szeg →Every word from Hungarian sziget →