Where does “óriás bálna” come from?

óriás bálna (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bálna, from Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

óriás bálna (Hungarian): blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

Definitions

  1. blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

Ancestry of “óriás bálna”, step by step

óriás bálna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian bálna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbálnawhale
2Latinbālaena—
3Ancient Greekφάλαιναwhale
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Hungarian óriás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianóriásgiant, colossus; giant; giant, gigantic, huge,...
2Russianоря́синаcudgel, pole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →