Where does “kőolaj” come from?

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

kőolaj (Hungarian): petroleum

Definitions

  1. petroleum

Ancestry of “kőolaj”, step by step

kőolaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kő

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

via Hungarian olaj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianolajoil
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiwe →Every word from Hungarian kő →
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