Where does “birsalma” come from?

birsalma (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian alma, from Hungarian álom, from Proto-Ugric ala-ma — padding in shoes , bed of straw.

birsalma (Hungarian): quince

Definitions

  1. quince

Ancestry of “birsalma”, step by step

birsalma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian alma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianalmaapple; third-person singular single-possession...
2Hungarianálomdream; sleep; sleepiness, drowsiness
3Proto-Ugricala-mapadding in shoes , bed of straw

via Hungarian birs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbirsquince

Words derived from “birsalma”

Every word from Proto-Ugric ala-ma →Every word from Hungarian álom →Every word from Hungarian alma →