Where does “közérdek” come from?
közérdek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian érdek, from Hungarian érdekel, from Hungarian ér, from Proto-Uralic särä — vein, root.
közérdek (Hungarian): public interest
Ancestry of “közérdek”, step by step
közérdek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian érdek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | érdek | interest |
| 2 | Hungarian | érdekel | to concern, interest, be interested in something |
| 3 | Hungarian | ér | blood vessel; vein; brook, streamlet, rill |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | särä | vein, root |
via Hungarian köz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | köz | "a gap in space or time between two other parts";... |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *küti | — |
Words derived from “közérdek”