Where does “halászsas” come from?

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

halászsas (Hungarian): osprey

Definitions

  1. osprey

Ancestry of “halászsas”, step by step

halászsas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian halász

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

via Hungarian sás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansássedge
2Proto-Finno-Ugricčaćkɜa species of bird of prey

Words derived from “halászsas”

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