Where does “örvös galamb” come from?
örvös galamb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian galamb, from Proto-Slavic golǫbь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galambas.
örvös galamb (Hungarian): wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
Definitions
- wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
Ancestry of “örvös galamb”, step by step
örvös galamb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian galamb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | galamb | dove, pigeon; lover, sweetheart |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | golǫbь | pigeon |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | galambas | — |
via Hungarian örvös
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | örvös | ring-necked, verticillate, whorled |
| 2 | Hungarian | -ös | Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -ő | -ing. Added to a verb to form the present... |