Where does “vízkő” come from?

vízkő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kő, from Proto-Uralic kiwe — rock, stone.

vízkő (Hungarian): scale, limescale, incrustation

Definitions

  1. scale, limescale, incrustation

Ancestry of “vízkő”, step by step

vízkő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankőstone; Alternative form of kell
2Proto-Uralickiwerock, stone

via Hungarian víz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvízwater; flood; drinking water, mineral water
2Proto-Uralicwetewater
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiwe →Every word from Hungarian kő →