Where does “hangyászsün” come from?

hangyászsün (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hangyász, from Hungarian hangya, from Proto-Uralic kuńśe — ant; urine; star.

hangyászsün (Hungarian): echidna

Definitions

  1. echidna

Ancestry of “hangyászsün”, step by step

hangyászsün traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hangyász

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhangyászanteater
2Hungarianhangyaant
3Proto-Uralickuńśeant; urine; star

via Hungarian sün

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansünhedgehog
2Proto-Uralicśijelehedgehog
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuńśe →Every word from Hungarian hangya →Every word from Hungarian hangyász →