Where does “fenyőmag” come from?

fenyőmag (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mag, from Proto-Finno-Ugric muŋkɜ — body.

fenyőmag (Hungarian): pine nut

Definitions

  1. pine nut

Ancestry of “fenyőmag”, step by step

fenyőmag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmagseed, pip; kernel, core
2Proto-Finno-Ugricmuŋkɜbody

via Hungarian fenyő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfenyőpine; fir
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpᴕ̈nɜspruce
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric muŋkɜ →Every word from Hungarian mag →