Where does “jéghegy” come from?

jéghegy (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian jég, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.

jéghegy (Hungarian): iceberg

Definitions

  1. iceberg

Ancestry of “jéghegy”, step by step

jéghegy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian jég

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjégice
2Proto-Uralicjäŋeice

via Hungarian hegy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhegymountain

Words derived from “jéghegy

Every word from Proto-Uralic jäŋeEvery word from Hungarian jég