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Where does “leírást” come from?

leírást (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian leírás, from Hungarian leír, from Hungarian ír, from German Ire, from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar — fat, milk.

leírást (Hungarian): accusative singular of leírás

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of leírás

Ancestry of “leírást”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianleírásdescription
2Hungarianleírto write down; to describe; to write off
3Hungarianírto write; to burn; Irish
4GermanIreIrishman
5EnglishIrishThe Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also...
6Middle EnglishIrisce—
7Old EnglishĪrasIrishmen
8Old NorseÍrarIrishmen
9Old IrishÉriuIreland
10Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
11Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
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