Where does “földrész” come from?

földrész (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rész, from Proto-Finno-Ugric räćɜ — piece, part.

földrész (Hungarian): continent

Definitions

  1. continent

Ancestry of “földrész”, step by step

földrész traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian rész

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrészpart, piece; share; section, region
2Proto-Finno-Ugricräćɜpiece, part

via Hungarian Föld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianFöldEarth
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric räćɜ →Every word from Hungarian rész →