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Where does “gránátalma” come from?

gránátalma (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gránát, from German Granat, from Latin grānātus, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

gránátalma (Hungarian): pomegranate

Definitions

  1. pomegranate

Ancestry of “gránátalma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangránát—
2GermanGranatThe common shrimp, Crangon crangon; garnet
3Latingrānātus—
4Latingrānum—
5Proto-Italicgrānom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “gránátalma”

  • gránátalmák
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