Where does “hókócsag” come from?
hókócsag (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hó, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.
hókócsag (Hungarian): snowy egret
Ancestry of “hókócsag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | hó | snow; month; whoa |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | kuŋe | the Moon |