Where does “hópehely” come from?
hópehely (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pehely, from Hungarian pih, from Persian پیه.
hópehely (Hungarian): snowflake
Ancestry of “hópehely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | pehely | down, fluff, feather; flake |
| 2 | Hungarian | pih | to pluck feathers; to breathe; soft eiderdown |
| 3 | Persian | پیه | — |