Where does “fekete harkály” come from?

fekete harkály (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fekete, from Proto-Ugric pᴕ̈kkɜ-ttɜ — black.

fekete harkály (Hungarian): black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)

Definitions

  1. black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)

Ancestry of “fekete harkály”, step by step

fekete harkály traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fekete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfeketeblack; tragic, mournful, black; illegal
2Proto-Ugricpᴕ̈kkɜ-ttɜblack

via Hungarian harkály

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianharkálywoodpecker
2Proto-Ugrickarɜwoodpecker
Every word from Proto-Ugric pᴕ̈kkɜ-ttɜ →Every word from Hungarian fekete →