Where does “lábán” come from?

lábán (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.

lábán (Hungarian): superessive singular of lába

Definitions

  1. superessive singular of lába

Ancestry of “lábán”, step by step

lábán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian láb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlábleg; foot; support, stand
2Proto-Uralicluwebone
3Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáhfox
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćásfox

via Irish láib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishláibmud
2Middle Irishláip—
3Old Irishláp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh →Every word from Proto-Uralic luwe →
lábán — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer