Where does “sáfránylepke” come from?

sáfránylepke (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sáfrány, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان, from Persian زرپران.

sáfránylepke (Hungarian): clouded yellow a bright yellow butterfly

Definitions

  1. clouded yellow a bright yellow butterfly

Ancestry of “sáfránylepke”, step by step

sáfránylepke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian sáfrány

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansáfránysaffron
2Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
3Persianزرپران—

via Hungarian lepke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlepkebutterfly; moth
2Proto-Uraliclüppebutterfly
Every word from Persian زرپران →Every word from Arabic زَعْفَرَان →Every word from Hungarian sáfrány →