Where does “dunyha” come from?

dunyha (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Slavic duxъna, from Proto-Slavic duxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dunyha (Hungarian): eiderdown a type of thick bedding consisting of a soft flat bag loosely filled with down feathers of ducks, usually protected with a removable cover

Definitions

  1. eiderdown a type of thick bedding consisting of a soft flat bag loosely filled with down feathers of ducks, usually protected with a removable cover

Ancestry of “dunyha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicduxъnaupper featherbed
2Proto-Slavicduxъbreath; whiff; smell, odor
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdaušás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dunyha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás →