Where does “gyáva nyúl” come from?

gyáva nyúl (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nyúl, from Proto-Uralic ńomala — hare.

gyáva nyúl (Hungarian): chicken, scaredy-cat a coward, a person who lacks courage

Definitions

  1. chicken, scaredy-cat a coward, a person who lacks courage

Ancestry of “gyáva nyúl”, step by step

gyáva nyúl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian nyúl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyúlrabbit mammal, hare
2Proto-Uralicńomalahare

via Hungarian gyáva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangyávacowardly, fearful, lily-livered; gutless; coward
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńomala →Every word from Hungarian nyúl →