Where does “lódarázs” come from?

lódarázs (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ló, from Proto-Ugric *luɣǝ — horse.

lódarázs (Hungarian): hornet

Definitions

  1. hornet

Ancestry of “lódarázs”, step by step

lódarázs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlóhorse; knight; pommel horse
2Proto-Ugric*luɣǝhorse

via Hungarian darázs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandarázswasp
Every word from Proto-Ugric *luɣǝ →Every word from Hungarian ló →