Where does “hagymamoly” come from?

hagymamoly (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hagyma, from Hungarian -a, from Hungarian -ő — -ing. Added to a verb to form the present...

hagymamoly (Hungarian): leek moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella) with larvae that feed on Allium species, mainly leeks

Definitions

  1. leek moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella) with larvae that feed on Allium species, mainly leeks

Ancestry of “hagymamoly”, step by step

hagymamoly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hagyma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhagymaonion; bulb
2Hungarian-ahis, her, its, -'s, of; -s', of…-s; ago
3Hungarian-ing. Added to a verb to form the present...

via Hungarian moly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmolymoth
Every word from Hungarian Every word from Hungarian -aEvery word from Hungarian hagyma