Where does “nyírfajd” come from?

nyírfajd (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nyír, from Proto-Uralic ńüre — twig; sprout.

nyírfajd (Hungarian): black grouse a large, black bird with a lyre-shaped tail

Definitions

  1. black grouse a large, black bird with a lyre-shaped tail

Ancestry of “nyírfajd”, step by step

nyírfajd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian nyír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyírto cut, trim; to mow, cut; to shear
2Proto-Uralicńüretwig; sprout

via Hungarian fajd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfajdgrouse
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpaδ̕tɜmale of capercaillie; Tetrao urogallus

Words derived from “nyírfajd”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ńüre →Every word from Hungarian nyír →