Where does “főnév” come from?

főnév (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fő, from Hungarian fej, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

főnév (Hungarian): substantive, noun

Definitions

  1. substantive, noun

Ancestry of “főnév”, step by step

főnév traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfőmain, principal, key, chief, cardinal, core, most...
2Hungarianfejhead; head, mind, brain, intellect; heads,...
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Hungarian név

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannévname; noun
2Proto-Uralicnimename

Words derived from “főnév”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Hungarian fej →Every word from Hungarian fő →