Where does “világegyetem” come from?

világegyetem (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian világ, from Proto-Finno-Ugric walke — light.

világegyetem (Hungarian): universe, cosmos, macrocosm

Definitions

  1. universe, cosmos, macrocosm

Ancestry of “világegyetem”, step by step

világegyetem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian világ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvilágworld; illumination, light, brightness, sight;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwalkelight

via Hungarian egyetem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianegyetemuniversity

Words derived from “világegyetem”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric walke →Every word from Hungarian világ →