Where does “fűnyíró” come from?
fűnyíró (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nyíró, from Hungarian nyír, from Proto-Uralic ńüre — twig; sprout.
fűnyíró (Hungarian): lawnmower
Ancestry of “fűnyíró”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | nyíró | present participle of nyír; cutter; cutting |
| 2 | Hungarian | nyír | to cut, trim; to mow, cut; to shear |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ńüre | twig; sprout |