Where does “zsírkő” come from?

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

zsírkő (Hungarian): talc, soapstone

Definitions

  1. talc, soapstone

Ancestry of “zsírkő”, step by step

zsírkő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kő

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

via Hungarian zsír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsírfat; fatty, adipose; awesome, cool, rad
2Proto-Slavicžirъfeed?, fodder?, grease?
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiwe →Every word from Hungarian kő →