Where does “lóhús” come from?

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

lóhús (Hungarian): horsemeat

Definitions

  1. horsemeat

Ancestry of “lóhús”, step by step

lóhús traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ló

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

via Hungarian hús

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhúsflesh; meat
Every word from Proto-Ugric *luɣǝ →Every word from Hungarian ló →
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