Where does “mezei csiperke” come from?

mezei csiperke (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mező, from Proto-Ugric mećɜ- — to put on clothing, to don.

mezei csiperke (Hungarian): field mushroom, meadow mushroom (Agaricus campestris)

Definitions

  1. field mushroom, meadow mushroom (Agaricus campestris)

Ancestry of “mezei csiperke”, step by step

mezei csiperke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mező

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmezőfield; square, space
2Proto-Ugricmećɜ-to put on clothing, to don

via Hungarian csiperke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungariancsiperkeAgaricus a genus of mushrooms containing both edible and poisonous species
Every word from Proto-Ugric mećɜ- →Every word from Hungarian mező →
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