Where does “borostyán” come from?
borostyán (Hungarian) comes from German bernstein, from German stein, from Middle High German stein, from Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
borostyán (Hungarian): amber; ivy
Ancestry of “borostyán”, step by step
Words derived from “borostyán”