Where does “tökmag” come from?

tökmag (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mag, from Proto-Finno-Ugric muŋkɜ — body.

tökmag (Hungarian): pumpkinseed

Definitions

  1. pumpkinseed

Ancestry of “tökmag”, step by step

tökmag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmagseed, pip; kernel, core
2Proto-Finno-Ugricmuŋkɜbody

via Hungarian tök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantöksquash, pumpkin, vegetable marrow; bells;...
2Proto-Slavictykypumpkin, gourd
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