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Where does “molnárfecske” come from?

molnárfecske (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian Molnár, from Old High German mulināri, from Proto-Germanic *mulīnārī, from Latin molīnārius, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

molnárfecske (Hungarian): house martin

Definitions

  1. house martin

Ancestry of “molnárfecske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianMolnár—
2Old High Germanmulināri—
3Proto-Germanic*mulīnārī—
4Latinmolīnārius—
5Latinmolīnum—
6Latinmolīnus—
7Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “molnárfecske”

  • molnárfecskék
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