Where does “óriás” come from?
óriás (Hungarian) comes from Russian оря́сина — cudgel, pole.
óriás (Hungarian): giant, colossus; giant; giant, gigantic, huge,...
Definitions
- giant, colossus; giant; giant, gigantic, huge,...
Ancestry of “óriás”, step by step
óriás traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian оря́сина
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | оря́сина | cudgel, pole |
via Hungarian Uriás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Uriás | Uriah |