Where does “Hófehérke” come from?

Hófehérke (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hófehér, from Hungarian fehér, from Proto-Finno-Ugric päjɜ — white.

Hófehérke (Hungarian): Snow White the title character of a fairy tale

Definitions

  1. Snow White the title character of a fairy tale

Ancestry of “Hófehérke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhófehérsnow-white
2Hungarianfehérwhite; Caucasian; a Caucasian person
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpäjɜwhite
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric päjɜ →Every word from Hungarian fehér →Every word from Hungarian hófehér →