Where does “sárkánygyökér” come from?

sárkánygyökér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gyökér, from Proto-Ugric jᴕ̈kkɜ-rɜ — root.

sárkánygyökér (Hungarian): calla, water-arum

Definitions

  1. calla, water-arum

Ancestry of “sárkánygyökér”, step by step

sárkánygyökér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian gyökér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangyökérroot; root vegetables; parsley root
2Proto-Ugricjᴕ̈kkɜ-rɜroot

via Hungarian sárkány

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansárkánydragon; kite; virago, termagant, vixen, shrew,...
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