Where does “homokkő” come from?

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

homokkő (Hungarian): sandstone

Definitions

  1. sandstone

Ancestry of “homokkő”, step by step

homokkő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kő

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

via Hungarian homok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhomoksand
2Proto-TurkicKumsand
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiwe →Every word from Hungarian kő →