Where does “fekete hattyú” come from?

fekete hattyú (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hattyú, from Proto-Ugric kottɜŋɜ, from Proto-Turkic kugu — swan.

fekete hattyú (Hungarian): black swan

Definitions

  1. black swan

Ancestry of “fekete hattyú”, step by step

fekete hattyú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hattyú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhattyúswan
2Proto-Ugrickottɜŋɜswan
3Proto-Turkickuguswan

via Hungarian fekete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfeketeblack; tragic, mournful, black; illegal
2Proto-Ugricpᴕ̈kkɜ-ttɜblack
Every word from Proto-Turkic kugu →Every word from Proto-Ugric kottɜŋɜ →Every word from Hungarian hattyú →