Where does “kutyakölyök” come from?

kutyakölyök (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kölyök, from Proto-Turkic kȫĺek — young of camel.

kutyakölyök (Hungarian): puppy

Definitions

  1. puppy

Ancestry of “kutyakölyök”, step by step

kutyakölyök traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kölyök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankölyökyoung, cub; brat, kid
2Proto-Turkickȫĺekyoung of camel

via Hungarian kutya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankutyadog
Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫĺek →Every word from Hungarian kölyök →