Where does “csörgőóra” come from?

csörgőóra (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian óra, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

csörgőóra (Hungarian): alarm clock

Definitions

  1. alarm clock

Ancestry of “csörgőóra”, step by step

csörgőóra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian óra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianóraclock, watch; hour; o'clock
2Latinhōrahour
3Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
4Proto-Hellenic*worā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Hungarian csörgő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsörgőpresent participle of csörög; rattling; rattle
2Hungarian-ő-ing. Added to a verb to form the present...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →