Where does “díszpinty” come from?
díszpinty (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian dísz — ornament, decoration.
díszpinty (Hungarian): weaver finch; bad lot, ne'er-do-well
Definitions
- weaver finch; bad lot, ne'er-do-well
Ancestry of “díszpinty”, step by step
díszpinty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian dísz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | dísz | ornament, decoration |
via Hungarian pinty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | pinty | finch |