Where does “szókincs” come from?

szókincs (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kincs, from Persian گنج, from Pahlavi ganǰ, from Old Median ganzah — treasure.

szókincs (Hungarian): vocabulary

Definitions

  1. vocabulary

Ancestry of “szókincs”, step by step

szókincs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kincs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankincstreasure
2Persianگنجtreasure; store; granary
3Pahlaviganǰ—
4Old Medianganzahtreasure

via Hungarian szó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszóword; voice; sound
2Proto-Ugricsawɜ—
Every word from Old Median ganzah →Every word from Pahlavi ganǰ →Every word from Persian گنج →