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Where does “katicabogár” come from?

katicabogár (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian Katica, from Hungarian Kati, from Hungarian -i, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

katicabogár (Hungarian): ladybird, ladybug

Definitions

  1. ladybird, ladybug

Ancestry of “katicabogár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianKatica—
2HungarianKati—
3Hungarian-iAdded to a proper noun, noun or postposition to...
4Hungarian-éUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
5Albanian-ë-ing, -ion
6Proto-West Germanic-jā—
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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