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Where does “aranyhörcsög” come from?

aranyhörcsög (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian arány, from Proto-Ugric θarańa, from Proto-Ugric sarańa.

aranyhörcsög (Hungarian): golden hamster

Definitions

  1. golden hamster

Ancestry of “aranyhörcsög”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianarányratio, proportion, scale
2Proto-Ugricθarańagold, copper
3Proto-Ugricsarańa—

Words derived from “aranyhörcsög”

  • aranyhörcsögök
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