Where does “hóvirág” come from?

hóvirág (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hó, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.

hóvirág (Hungarian): snowdrop

Definitions

  1. snowdrop

Ancestry of “hóvirág”, step by step

hóvirág traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansnow; month; whoa
2Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

via Hungarian virág

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvirágflower

Words derived from “hóvirág

Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋeEvery word from Hungarian