Where does “dongaláb” come from?

dongaláb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.

dongaláb (Hungarian): clubfoot

Definitions

  1. clubfoot

Ancestry of “dongaláb”, step by step

dongaláb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian láb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlábleg; foot; support, stand
2Proto-Uralicluwebone
3Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáhfox
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćásfox

via Hungarian donga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandongastave
2Proto-Slavicdǫgaarc, arch; rainbow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdangāˀcover
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh →Every word from Proto-Uralic luwe →
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