Where does “siget” come from?

siget (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian sziget, from Hungarian szeg, from Proto-Ugric seŋkɜ — wedge.

siget (Serbo-Croatian): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “siget”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszigetisland
2Hungarianszegto hem, to fringe; to cut; to break
3Proto-Ugricseŋkɜwedge
Every word from Proto-Ugric seŋkɜ →Every word from Hungarian szeg →Every word from Hungarian sziget →