Where does “ragadványnév” come from?

ragadványnév (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ragadvány, from Hungarian ragad, from Proto-Ugric rᴕ̈ŋkɜ- — to stick; to kick, kick at.

ragadványnév (Hungarian): nickname, byname, moniker an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute

Definitions

  1. nickname, byname, moniker an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute

Ancestry of “ragadványnév”, step by step

ragadványnév traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ragadvány

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianragadványa folk name for plants that are covered with hooked hairs which cling to animal fur, e.g. burdock, cleaver
2Hungarianragadto stick, cling; to seize, grasp, grip
3Proto-Ugricrᴕ̈ŋkɜ-to stick; to kick, kick at

via Hungarian név

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannévname; noun
2Proto-Uralicnimename

Words derived from “ragadványnév”

Every word from Proto-Ugric rᴕ̈ŋkɜ- →Every word from Hungarian ragad →Every word from Hungarian ragadvány →