Where does “holdkő” come from?

holdkő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kő, from Proto-Uralic kiwe — rock, stone.

holdkő (Hungarian): moonstone

Definitions

  1. moonstone

Ancestry of “holdkő”, step by step

holdkő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankőstone; Alternative form of kell
2Proto-Uralickiwerock, stone

via Hungarian Hold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianHoldMoon
2Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiwe →Every word from Hungarian kő →