Where does “sárgarépa” come from?
sárgarépa (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sárga, from Old English sāriġ, from Proto-Germanic sairagaz, from Proto-Germanic sairą, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.
sárgarépa (Hungarian): carrot
Definitions
- carrot
Ancestry of “sárgarépa”, step by step
sárgarépa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian sárga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sárga | yellow |
| 2 | Old English | sāriġ | feeling or expressing grief, sorry, grieved,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sairagaz | sad; saddened; grieved; sorry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sairą | wound; sore |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sairaz | sore, painful |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂yro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂y- | to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind |
via Hungarian répa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | répa | beet; carrot |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rěpa | turnip, rape |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rēpā́ˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)rāp-éh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)rā́ps | turnip, rape, cabbage |