Where does “fagyöngy” come from?

fagyöngy (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fá, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

fagyöngy (Hungarian): mistletoe

Definitions

  1. mistletoe

Ancestry of “fagyöngy”, step by step

fagyöngy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fá

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

via Hungarian gyöngy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangyöngypearl; bead
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Hungarian fá →