Where does “szénsav” come from?

szénsav (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szén, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śᴕ̈ne — tinder fungus.

szénsav (Hungarian): carbonic acid

Definitions

  1. carbonic acid

Ancestry of “szénsav”, step by step

szénsav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szén

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszéncarbon; coal
2Proto-Finno-Ugricśᴕ̈netinder fungus

via Hungarian sáv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansávstripe, streak; lane

Words derived from “szénsav”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śᴕ̈ne →Every word from Hungarian szén →