Where does “csillagkép” come from?

csillagkép (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kép, from Proto-Turkic *kēp — form, example, image.

csillagkép (Hungarian): constellation

Definitions

  1. constellation

Ancestry of “csillagkép”, step by step

csillagkép traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kép

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianképmanner, way, method; form, shape, appearence;...
2Proto-Turkic*kēpform, example, image

via Hungarian csillag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsillagstar; star, asterisk; luck
2Hungarian-gAdded to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form...

Words derived from “csillagkép

Every word from Proto-Turkic *kēpEvery word from Hungarian kép