Where does “labdába rúg” come from?

labdába rúg (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rúg, from Proto-Ugric rᴕ̈ŋkɜ- — to stick; to kick, kick at.

labdába rúg (Hungarian): to have a fighting chance

Definitions

  1. to have a fighting chance

Ancestry of “labdába rúg”, step by step

labdába rúg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian rúg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrúgto kick
2Proto-Ugricrᴕ̈ŋkɜ-to stick; to kick, kick at

via Hungarian labda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlabdaball
2Proto-Slaviclopъtaball
Every word from Proto-Ugric rᴕ̈ŋkɜ- →Every word from Hungarian rúg →