Where does “tündérrózsa” come from?

tündérrózsa (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rózsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

tündérrózsa (Hungarian): water lily

Definitions

  1. water lily

Ancestry of “tündérrózsa”, step by step

tündérrózsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian rózsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrózsarose
2LatinRosarose
3Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
4Old Persianwurdiflower
5Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Hungarian tündér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantündérfairy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →