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Where does “rénszarvas” come from?

rénszarvas (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szarvas, 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.

rénszarvas (Hungarian): reindeer

Definitions

  1. reindeer

Ancestry of “rénszarvas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszarvashorned; deer
2Hungarianszarvhorn
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśarwe—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćr̥Hwás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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