Where does “földnyelv” come from?

földnyelv (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nyelv, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńälmä — tongue.

földnyelv (Hungarian): isthmus; headland

Definitions

  1. isthmus; headland

Ancestry of “földnyelv”, step by step

földnyelv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian nyelv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyelvtongue; language; language, tongue
2Proto-Finno-Ugricńälmätongue

via Hungarian Föld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianFöldEarth

Words derived from “földnyelv”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńälmä →Every word from Hungarian nyelv →