Where does “fahéj” come from?

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

fahéj (Hungarian): cinnamon

Definitions

  1. cinnamon

Ancestry of “fahéj”, step by step

fahéj 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 héj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhéjshell egg, nut, skin apple, onion, potato, peel orange, lemon, rind melon, crust bread, bark tree

Words derived from “fahéj”

Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Hungarian fá →