Where does “Potemkin-falu” come from?

Potemkin-falu (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian falu, from Proto-Ugric palɣɜ — village.

Potemkin-falu (Hungarian): Potemkin village

Definitions

  1. Potemkin village

Ancestry of “Potemkin-falu”, step by step

Potemkin-falu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian falu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfaluvillage
2Proto-Ugricpalɣɜvillage

via English Potemkin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPotemkinResembling a Potemkin village; fake, facade
Every word from Proto-Ugric palɣɜ →Every word from Hungarian falu →