Where does “kék bálna” come from?
kék bálna (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bálna, from Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
kék bálna (Hungarian): blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
Definitions
- blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
Ancestry of “kék bálna”, step by step
kék bálna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian bálna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | bálna | whale |
| 2 | Latin | bālaena | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φάλαινα | whale |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Hungarian KÉK
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | KÉK | ENE |