Where does “fecskesirály” come from?
fecskesirály (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sirály, from Hungarian sír, from Proto-Finno-Ugric čiγɜ-rɜ — grave.
fecskesirály (Hungarian): Sabine's gull
Ancestry of “fecskesirály”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | sirály | gull, seagull |
| 2 | Hungarian | sír | grave, tomb, burial place; to cry, to weep |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | čiγɜ-rɜ | grave |