Where does “Homolya” come from?

Homolya (English) comes from Hungarian Homolya, from Slovak homoľa, from Proto-Slavic *gomola — lump.

Ancestry of “Homolya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianHomolya—
2Slovakhomoľalump (e.g. of sugar)
3Proto-Slavic*gomolalump
Every word from Proto-Slavic *gomola →Every word from Slovak homoľa →Every word from Hungarian Homolya →
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