Where does “bűnügy” come from?

bűnügy (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ügy, from Proto-Finno-Ugric siδ̕ɜ — humidity, moisture, wetland, marshland; hurry,...

bűnügy (Hungarian): crime

Definitions

  1. crime

Ancestry of “bűnügy”, step by step

bűnügy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ügy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianügymatter, concern, transaction, case; river, brook,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricsiδ̕ɜhumidity, moisture, wetland, marshland; hurry,...

via Hungarian bűn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbűnsin

Words derived from “bűnügy”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric siδ̕ɜ →Every word from Hungarian ügy →