Where does “méhkirálynők” come from?
méhkirálynők (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian méhkirálynő, from Hungarian királynő, from Hungarian király, from Proto-Slavic korľь, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “méhkirálynők”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | méhkirálynő | queen bee |
| 2 | Hungarian | királynő | queen regnant; queen; queen bee |
| 3 | Hungarian | király | king; cool |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | korľь | king |
| 5 | Old High German | karl | man |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |