Where does “Nyírmező” come from?

Nyírmező (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mező, from Proto-Ugric mećɜ- — to put on clothing, to don.

Ancestry of “Nyírmező”, step by step

Nyírmező traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mező

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmezőfield; square, space
2Proto-Ugricmećɜ-to put on clothing, to don

via Hungarian nyír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyírto cut, trim; to mow, cut; to shear
2Proto-Uralicńüretwig; sprout

Words derived from “Nyírmező”

Every word from Proto-Ugric mećɜ- →Every word from Hungarian mező →
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