Where does “orca” come from?

orca (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian orr, from Proto-Uralic wëre — peak.

orca (Hungarian): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “orca”, step by step

orca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian orr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianorrnose; nasal, naso-
2Proto-Uralicwërepeak

via Hungarian száj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszájmouth, oral
2Proto-Uralicśoximouth

Words derived from “orca”

Every word from Proto-Uralic wëre →Every word from Hungarian orr →