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Where does “bögöly” come from?

bögöly (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Turkic bȫg — insect; tarantula; a kind of spider; wolf-spider.

bögöly (Hungarian): gadfly

Definitions

  1. gadfly

Ancestry of “bögöly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbȫginsect; tarantula; a kind of spider; wolf-spider

Words derived from “bögöly”

  • bögölyük
  • böglyük
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