Where does “kecskefűz” come from?

kecskefűz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kecske, from Proto-Finnic keci, from Proto-Uralic keδ́e.

kecskefűz (Hungarian): goat willow

Definitions

  1. goat willow

Ancestry of “kecskefűz”, step by step

kecskefűz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kecske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankecskegoat
2Proto-Finnickeciouter skin
3Proto-Uralickeδ́e—

via Hungarian fűz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfűzto lace; to thread; to string
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpitɜ-to bind, to fasten, to tie up
Every word from Proto-Uralic keδ́e →Every word from Proto-Finnic keci →Every word from Hungarian kecske →