Where does “világűr” come from?
világűr (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian űr, from Hungarian üreg, from Hungarian ür-.
világűr (Hungarian): outer space, space
Ancestry of “világűr”, step by step
világűr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian űr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | űr | void, gap; space, outer space; emptiness |
| 2 | Hungarian | üreg | cavity, hole, cave, pit, cavern, sinus |
| 3 | Hungarian | ür- | — |
via Hungarian világ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | világ | world; illumination, light, brightness, sight;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | walke | light |