Where does “világnyelv” come from?

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

világnyelv (Hungarian): world language

Definitions

  1. world language

Ancestry of “világnyelv”, step by step

világnyelv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian világ

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

via Hungarian nyelv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyelvtongue; language; language, tongue
2Proto-Finno-Ugricńälmätongue
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric walke →Every word from Hungarian világ →