Where does “labdarúgás” come from?

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

labdarúgás (Hungarian): soccer, association football

Definitions

  1. soccer, association football

Ancestry of “labdarúgás”, step by step

labdarúgás traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian rúgás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrúgáskick, kicking
2Hungarianrúgto kick
3Proto-Ugricrᴕ̈ŋkɜ-to stick; to kick, kick at

via Hungarian labda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlabdaball
2Proto-Slaviclopъtaball

Words derived from “labdarúgás”

Every word from Proto-Ugric rᴕ̈ŋkɜ- →Every word from Hungarian rúg →Every word from Hungarian rúgás →
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