Where does “szegfűszeg” come from?
szegfűszeg (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szegfű, from Hungarian fű, from Proto-Ugric pimɜ — grass.
szegfűszeg (Hungarian): clove
Ancestry of “szegfűszeg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | szegfű | clove; carnation |
| 2 | Hungarian | fű | grass; pot, grass, marijuana |
| 3 | Proto-Ugric | pimɜ | grass |
Words derived from “szegfűszeg”