Where does “aranyhal” come from?

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

aranyhal (Hungarian): goldfish

Definitions

  1. goldfish

Ancestry of “aranyhal”, step by step

aranyhal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian arány

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

via Hungarian hál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhálto sleep
2Proto-Uralickale-to die

Words derived from “aranyhal”

Every word from Proto-Ugric sarańa →Every word from Proto-Ugric θarańa →Every word from Hungarian arány →