Where does “hófehér” come from?

hófehér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fehér, from Proto-Finno-Ugric päjɜ — white.

hófehér (Hungarian): snow-white

Definitions

  1. snow-white

Ancestry of “hófehér”, step by step

hófehér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fehér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfehérwhite; Caucasian; a Caucasian person
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpäjɜwhite

via Hungarian hó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhósnow; month; whoa
2Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

Words derived from “hófehér”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric päjɜ →Every word from Hungarian fehér →