Where does “Ве́нгрия” come from?
Ве́нгрия (Russian) comes from Russian венгр, from Polish Węgier, from Proto-Slavic ǫgъrinъ — Hungarian.
Ancestry of “Ве́нгрия”, step by step
Ве́нгрия traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian венгр
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | венгр | Hungarian |
| 2 | Polish | Węgier | Hungarian |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ǫgъrinъ | Hungarian |
via Polish Węgry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Węgry | — |