Where does “sírhely” come from?

sírhely (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sír, from Proto-Finno-Ugric čiγɜ-rɜ — grave.

sírhely (Hungarian): burial plot/place the place where a body is laid or will be laid to rest in the ground

Definitions

  1. burial plot/place the place where a body is laid or will be laid to rest in the ground

Ancestry of “sírhely”, step by step

sírhely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian sír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansírgrave, tomb, burial place; to cry, to weep
2Proto-Finno-Ugricčiγɜ-rɜgrave

via Hungarian hely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhelyplace, location; space, room
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric čiγɜ-rɜ →Every word from Hungarian sír →