Where does “Nyugat-Szahara” come from?

Nyugat-Szahara (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian Szahara, from Arabic صحراء — desert.

Ancestry of “Nyugat-Szahara”, step by step

Nyugat-Szahara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian Szahara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianSzaharaSahara
2Arabicصحراءdesert

via Hungarian nyugat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyugatwest
Every word from Arabic صحراء →Every word from Hungarian Szahara →