Where does “kőkemény” come from?

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

kőkemény (Hungarian): stonehard, stony

Definitions

  1. stonehard, stony

Ancestry of “kőkemény”, step by step

kőkemény traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kő

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

via Hungarian kemény

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankeményhard
2Proto-Uralickämähard, firm
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiwe →Every word from Hungarian kő →