Where does “labdarúgó” come from?

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

labdarúgó (Hungarian): footballer, football player

Definitions

  1. footballer, football player

Ancestry of “labdarúgó”, step by step

labdarúgó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian rúgó

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

via Hungarian labda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlabdaball
2Proto-Slaviclopъtaball

Words derived from “labdarúgó”

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