Where does “észtek” come from?

észtek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian eszik, from Hungarian ész, from Proto-Turkic es — memory; mind.

észtek (Hungarian): nominative plural of észt

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of észt

Ancestry of “észtek”, step by step

észtek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian eszik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianeszikto eat; third-person plural indicative present...
2Hungarianészintellect, brains, mind, reason, judgment,...
3Proto-Turkicesmemory; mind

via Hungarian észt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianésztEstonian; accusative singular of ész
2Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
3Proto-Uralic-tt
Every word from Proto-Turkic esEvery word from Hungarian észEvery word from Hungarian eszik