Where does “alpesi hófajd” come from?

alpesi hófajd (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hófajd, from Hungarian hó, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.

alpesi hófajd (Hungarian): rock ptarmigan a medium-sized gamebird in the grouse family

Definitions

  1. rock ptarmigan a medium-sized gamebird in the grouse family

Ancestry of “alpesi hófajd”, step by step

alpesi hófajd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hófajd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhófajdptarmigan any of three species of small grouse in the genus
2Hungarianhósnow; month; whoa
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

via Hungarian alpesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianalpesialpine of, relating to, or inhabiting high mountains
2LatinAlpēswith adjective a particular portion of the Alps
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Hungarian hó →Every word from Hungarian hófajd →