Where does “gólyaláb” come from?

gólyaláb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.

gólyaláb (Hungarian): stilt

Definitions

  1. stilt

Ancestry of “gólyaláb”, step by step

gólyaláb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian láb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlábleg; foot; support, stand
2Proto-Uralicluwebone
3Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáhfox
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćásfox

via Hungarian gólya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangólyastork; freshman

Words derived from “gólyaláb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh →Every word from Proto-Uralic luwe →