Where does “selyemhernyó” come from?

selyemhernyó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hernyó, from Proto-Albanian kurna, from Czech kurva, from Old Czech kurva, from Proto-Slavic kury, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

selyemhernyó (Hungarian): silkworm

Definitions

  1. silkworm

Ancestry of “selyemhernyó”, step by step

selyemhernyó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hernyó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhernyócaterpillar
2Proto-Albaniankurna
3Czechkurvawhore; damn, shit, fuck
4Old Czechkurvawhore, slut
5Proto-Slavickurywhore
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂rosdear, loved; loved
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Hungarian selyem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianselyemsilk, silken; silk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂rosEvery word from Proto-Slavic kury