Where does “porcica” come from?

porcica (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pór, from Bavarian paur, from German bauen, from Middle High German būwen, from Old High German būan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

porcica (Hungarian): dust bunny

Definitions

  1. dust bunny

Ancestry of “porcica”, step by step

porcica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian pór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpórpeasant
2Bavarianpaurfarmer
3Germanbauento build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely
4Middle High Germanbūwento build
5Old High Germanbūanto build
6Proto-West Germanic*būan—
7Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Hungarian cica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancicakitten
2Hungariancic—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būan →