Where does “közkincs” come from?

közkincs (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kincs, from Persian گنج, from Pahlavi ganǰ, from Old Median ganzah — treasure.

közkincs (Hungarian): common property, public property, public...

Definitions

  1. common property, public property, public...

Ancestry of “közkincs”, step by step

közkincs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kincs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankincstreasure
2Persianگنجtreasure; store; granary
3Pahlaviganǰ
4Old Medianganzahtreasure

via Hungarian köz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianköz"a gap in space or time between two other parts";...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*küti
Every word from Old Median ganzahEvery word from Pahlavi ganǰEvery word from Persian گنج