Where does “citromfű” come from?

citromfű (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fű, from Proto-Ugric pimɜ — grass.

citromfű (Hungarian): lemon balm a perennial herb

Definitions

  1. lemon balm a perennial herb

Ancestry of “citromfű”, step by step

citromfű traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fű

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfűgrass; pot, grass, marijuana
2Proto-Ugricpimɜgrass

via Hungarian citrom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancitromlemon
2Medieval Latincitrumlemon tree, lemon; nominative neuter singular of...
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