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Where does “görögdinnyék” come from?

görögdinnyék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian görögdinnye, from Hungarian görög, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

görögdinnyék (Hungarian): nominative plural of görögdinnye

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of görögdinnye

Ancestry of “görögdinnyék”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangörögdinnyewatermelon
2HungariangörögGreek, Grecian; Greek; to roll
3LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
4Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
5Ancient Greekγραῖα—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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