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
Ancestry of “szókincs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kincs | treasure |
| 2 | Persian | گنج | treasure; store; granary |
| 3 | Pahlavi | ganǰ | — |
| 4 | Old Median | ganzah | treasure |