Where does “királylepke” come from?

királylepke (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian király, from Proto-Slavic korľь, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

királylepke (Hungarian): Monarch butterfly

Definitions

  1. Monarch butterfly

Ancestry of “királylepke”, step by step

királylepke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian király

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankirályking; cool
2Proto-Slavickorľьking
3Old High Germankarlman
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Hungarian lepke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlepkebutterfly; moth
2Proto-Uraliclüppebutterfly

Words derived from “királylepke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →
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