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Where does “Piroschka” come from?
Piroschka (German) comes from Hungarian Piroska, from Hungarian piros — red.
Ancestry of “Piroschka”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Hungarian
Piroska
The Hungarian name for the fairy figure 'Little Red Riding Hood'
2
Hungarian
piros
red
Every word from Hungarian piros →
Every word from Hungarian Piroska →