Where does “kőműves” come from?

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

kőműves (Hungarian): bricklayer, mason

Definitions

  1. bricklayer, mason

Ancestry of “kőműves”, step by step

kőműves traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kő

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

via Hungarian műves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianművesartisan, craftsman
2Hungarian-ésAdded to a verb to form a noun

Words derived from “kőműves”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kiwe →Every word from Hungarian kő →