Where does “repcelepke” come from?

repcelepke (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian repce, from Slovak repica, from Slovak -ica.

repcelepke (Hungarian): green-veined white a white butterfly with prominent green veins

Definitions

  1. green-veined white a white butterfly with prominent green veins

Ancestry of “repcelepke”, step by step

repcelepke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian repce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrepcecolza, oilseed rape
2Slovakrepicaoilseed rape, repica olejnatá
3Slovak-ica—

via Hungarian lepke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlepkebutterfly; moth
2Proto-Uraliclüppebutterfly
Every word from Slovak -ica →Every word from Slovak repica →Every word from Hungarian repce →