Where does “siget” come from?
siget (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian sziget, from Hungarian szeg, from Proto-Ugric seŋkɜ — wedge.
siget (Serbo-Croatian): island
Ancestry of “siget”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | sziget | island |
| 2 | Hungarian | szeg | to hem, to fringe; to cut; to break |
| 3 | Proto-Ugric | seŋkɜ | wedge |