Where does “kősó” come from?

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

kősó (Hungarian): rock salt, halite

Definitions

  1. rock salt, halite

Ancestry of “kősó”, step by step

kősó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kő

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

via Hungarian só

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