Where does “óriásrigó” come from?
óriásrigó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian óriás, from Russian оря́сина — cudgel, pole.
óriásrigó (Hungarian): great thrush (Turdus fuscater)
Definitions
- great thrush (Turdus fuscater)
Ancestry of “óriásrigó”, step by step
óriásrigó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian óriás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | óriás | giant, colossus; giant; giant, gigantic, huge,... |
| 2 | Russian | оря́сина | cudgel, pole |
via Hungarian rigó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | rigó | thrush; Ellipsis of sárgarigó; Ellipsis of... |