Where does “fehér gólya” come from?

fehér gólya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fehér, from Proto-Finno-Ugric päjɜ — white.

fehér gólya (Hungarian): white stork

Definitions

  1. white stork

Ancestry of “fehér gólya”, step by step

fehér gólya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fehér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfehérwhite; Caucasian; a Caucasian person
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpäjɜwhite

via Hungarian gólya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangólyastork; freshman
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric päjɜ →Every word from Hungarian fehér →