Where does “késhegynyi” come from?

késhegynyi (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian késhegy, from Hungarian kés, from Proto-Uralic kečɜ — knife.

késhegynyi (Hungarian): pinch, soupçon an imprecise amount of a chiefly powdery ingredient; as much as would fit on the tip of a knife

Definitions

  1. pinch, soupçon an imprecise amount of a chiefly powdery ingredient; as much as would fit on the tip of a knife

Ancestry of “késhegynyi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankéshegytip of the knife
2Hungariankésknife
3Proto-Uralickečɜknife
Every word from Proto-Uralic kečɜ →Every word from Hungarian kés →Every word from Hungarian késhegy →