Where does “koldusszegény” come from?
koldusszegény (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szegény — poor; poor in, low in; late.
koldusszegény (Hungarian): dirt-poor, penniless, beggarly, poverty-stricken in a condition of extreme poverty
Definitions
- dirt-poor, penniless, beggarly, poverty-stricken in a condition of extreme poverty
Ancestry of “koldusszegény”, step by step
koldusszegény traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian szegény
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szegény | poor; poor in, low in; late |
via Hungarian koldus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | koldus | beggar |