Where does “gyökérzöldség” come from?

gyökérzöldség (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zöldség, from Hungarian zöld, from Hungarian zeld.

gyökérzöldség (Hungarian): root vegetable the root of a plant used as an edible vegetable

Definitions

  1. root vegetable the root of a plant used as an edible vegetable

Ancestry of “gyökérzöldség”, step by step

gyökérzöldség traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian zöldség

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzöldségvegetable; nonsense, rubbish, blather
2Hungarianzöldgreen; unripe, green; of leaves
3Hungarianzeld—

via Hungarian gyökér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangyökérroot; root vegetables; parsley root
2Proto-Ugricjᴕ̈kkɜ-rɜroot
Every word from Hungarian zeld →Every word from Hungarian zöld →Every word from Hungarian zöldség →