Where does “vízgőz” come from?

vízgőz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian víz, from Proto-Uralic wete — water.

vízgőz (Hungarian): water vapour UK, water vapor US

Definitions

  1. water vapour UK, water vapor US

Ancestry of “vízgőz”, step by step

vízgőz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian víz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvízwater; flood; drinking water, mineral water
2Proto-Uralicwetewater

via Hungarian gőz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangőzsteam, vapor; idea
Every word from Proto-Uralic wete →Every word from Hungarian víz →