Where does “toportyánféreg” come from?

toportyánféreg (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian féreg, from Proto-Uralic perkkɜ — worm.

toportyánféreg (Hungarian): wolf; bear; golden jackal

Definitions

  1. wolf; bear; golden jackal

Ancestry of “toportyánféreg”, step by step

toportyánféreg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian féreg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianféregworm, maggot; worm, namely a member of Annelida,...
2Proto-Uralicperkkɜworm

via Hungarian toportyán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantoportyánwolf; bear; golden jackal

Words derived from “toportyánféreg

Every word from Proto-Uralic perkkɜEvery word from Hungarian féreg
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