Where does “sárszalonka” come from?

sárszalonka (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szalonka, from Polish słonka, from Old Polish słąka.

sárszalonka (Hungarian): common snipe

Definitions

  1. common snipe

Ancestry of “sárszalonka”, step by step

sárszalonka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szalonka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszalonkasnipe
2Polishsłonkawoodcock (any bird in the genus Scolopax), especially the Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
3Old Polishsłąka—

via Hungarian sár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansármud; sin, fault, wrong, culpability
2Oghuršār—
3Proto-Turkicsiāŕmarsh, dirt
Every word from Old Polish słąka →Every word from Polish słonka →Every word from Hungarian szalonka →