Where does “orrszarvú” come from?
orrszarvú (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szarvú, from Hungarian szarv, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarwe, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
orrszarvú (Hungarian): rhinoceros, rhino
Ancestry of “orrszarvú”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | szarvú | -horned, with …… horns |
| 2 | Hungarian | szarv | horn |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śarwe | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ćr̥Hwás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥h₂-wó-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |