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Where does “szalonka” come from?
szalonka (Hungarian) comes from Polish słonka, from Old Polish słąka.
szalonka
(Hungarian): snipe
Definitions
snipe
Ancestry of “szalonka”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Polish
słonka
woodcock (any bird in the genus Scolopax), especially the Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
2
Old Polish
słąka
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Words derived from “szalonka”
szalonkák
sárszalonka
saloantă
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