Where does “gordiuszi csomó” come from?

gordiuszi csomó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian csomó, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme — knot, bundle; to bind.

gordiuszi csomó (Hungarian): Gordian knot

Definitions

  1. Gordian knot

Ancestry of “gordiuszi csomó”, step by step

gordiuszi csomó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian csomó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsomólump, knot; cluster, bundle, bunch, wad, mob;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricćolmeknot, bundle; to bind

via Hungarian Gordiusz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianGordiuszGordias
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolmeEvery word from Hungarian csomó