Where does “álorca” come from?
álorca (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian orca, from Hungarian orr, from Proto-Uralic wëre — peak.
álorca (Hungarian): mask
Ancestry of “álorca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | orca | cheek |
| 2 | Hungarian | orr | nose; nasal, naso- |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | wëre | peak |