Where does “sírkő” come from?

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

sírkő (Hungarian): gravestone, tombstone

Definitions

  1. gravestone, tombstone

Ancestry of “sírkő”, step by step

sírkő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kő

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

via Hungarian sír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansírgrave, tomb, burial place; to cry, to weep
2Proto-Finno-Ugricčiγɜ-rɜgrave
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiwe →Every word from Hungarian kő →
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