Where does “oroszlánfóka” come from?

oroszlánfóka (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fóka, from Hungarian fők, from Hungarian -k, from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

oroszlánfóka (Hungarian): sea lion

Definitions

  1. sea lion

Ancestry of “oroszlánfóka”, step by step

oroszlánfóka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fóka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfókaseal
2Hungarianfőknominative plural of fő
3Hungarian-k-s, -es; Denotes the first-person singular...
4Hungarian-ö-linking vowel
5Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
6Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

via Hungarian Oroszlán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianOroszlánLeo
2Hungarianoroszlánlion
Every word from Middle Welsh -ntEvery word from Hungarian -kEvery word from Hungarian -d
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