Where does “hamuzsír” come from?

hamuzsír (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hamu, from Proto-Ugric *kaďma — ash.

hamuzsír (Hungarian): potash

Definitions

  1. potash

Ancestry of “hamuzsír”, step by step

hamuzsír traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hamu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhamuash
2Proto-Ugric*kaďmaash

via Hungarian zsír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsírfat; fatty, adipose; awesome, cool, rad
2Proto-Slavicžirъfeed?, fodder?, grease?
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