Where does “elefántcsontfehér” come from?

elefántcsontfehér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian elefántcsont, from Hungarian elefánt, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, from Egyptian ꜣbw — cessation; elephant; elephant tusk.

elefántcsontfehér (Hungarian): ivory-white

Definitions

  1. ivory-white

Ancestry of “elefántcsontfehér”, step by step

elefántcsontfehér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian elefántcsont

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianelefántcsontivory
2Hungarianelefántelephant
3LatinelephantusAn elephant; Ivory
4Ancient Greekἐλέφαςivory; elephant
5Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk

via Hungarian fehér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfehérwhite; Caucasian; a Caucasian person
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpäjɜwhite
Every word from Egyptian ꜣbw →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας →Every word from Latin elephantus →