Where does “kakukkfű” come from?

kakukkfű (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fű, from Proto-Ugric pimɜ — grass.

kakukkfű (Hungarian): thyme

Definitions

  1. thyme

Ancestry of “kakukkfű”, step by step

kakukkfű traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fű

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfűgrass; pot, grass, marijuana
2Proto-Ugricpimɜgrass

via Hungarian kakukk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankakukkcuckoo, common cuckoo; cuckoo
Every word from Proto-Ugric pimɜ →Every word from Hungarian fű →