Where does “Hófehérke” come from?
Hófehérke (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hófehér, from Hungarian fehér, from Proto-Finno-Ugric päjɜ — white.
Ancestry of “Hófehérke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | hófehér | snow-white |
| 2 | Hungarian | fehér | white; Caucasian; a Caucasian person |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | päjɜ | white |