Where does “tűzhányó” come from?
tűzhányó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hányó, from Hungarian hány, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanɜ- — to strew, pour, throw, dig.
tűzhányó (Hungarian): volcano
Ancestry of “tűzhányó”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | hányó | throwing |
| 2 | Hungarian | hány | API?; how many?; to hurl, spout, fling, throw,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kanɜ- | to strew, pour, throw, dig |
Words derived from “tűzhányó”