Where does “halásznyest” come from?

halásznyest (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian halász, from Hungarian hál, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

halásznyest (Hungarian): fisher cat, fisher

Definitions

  1. fisher cat, fisher

Ancestry of “halásznyest”, step by step

halásznyest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian halász

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhalászfisherman, fisher
2Hungarianhálto sleep
3Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Hungarian nyest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyestbeech marten, stone marten

Words derived from “halásznyest”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Hungarian hál →Every word from Hungarian halász →