Where does “fűzfa” come from?

fűzfa (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fűz, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitɜ- — to bind, to fasten, to tie up.

fűzfa (Hungarian): willow

Definitions

  1. willow

Ancestry of “fűzfa”, step by step

fűzfa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fűz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfűzto lace; to thread; to string
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpitɜ-to bind, to fasten, to tie up

via Hungarian fá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfáfa, a syllable used in solfège to represent the...
2Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

Words derived from “fűzfa”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitɜ- →Every word from Hungarian fűz →