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Where does “nyuszi” come from?

nyuszi (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nyusz, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

nyuszi (Hungarian): bunny; Easter Bunny; chicken

Definitions

  1. bunny; Easter Bunny; chicken

Ancestry of “nyuszi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyusz—
2Hungarian-szUsed to form the second-person singular present...
3Proto-Slavicsьthis
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśisthis here
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱísthis
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “nyuszi”

  • csokoládényuszi
  • nyuszika
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