Where does “csontszáraz” come from?
csontszáraz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian száraz, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarɜ- — to become dry; to dry, become dry.
csontszáraz (Hungarian): bone-dry
Ancestry of “csontszáraz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | száraz | dry |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śarɜ- | to become dry; to dry, become dry |