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

Definitions

  1. rhinoceros, rhino

Ancestry of “orrszarvú”, step by step

orrszarvú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szarvú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszarvú-horned, with …… horns
2Hungarianszarvhorn
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśarwe—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćr̥Hwáshorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Hungarian orr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianorrnose; nasal, naso-
2Proto-Uralicwërepeak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwás →
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