Where does “szénmező” come from?

szénmező (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mező, from Proto-Ugric mećɜ- — to put on clothing, to don.

szénmező (Hungarian): coalfield

Definitions

  1. coalfield

Ancestry of “szénmező”, step by step

szénmező traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mező

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmezőfield; square, space
2Proto-Ugricmećɜ-to put on clothing, to don

via Hungarian szén

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszéncarbon; coal
2Proto-Finno-Ugricśᴕ̈netinder fungus
Every word from Proto-Ugric mećɜ- →Every word from Hungarian mező →