Where does “utcaseprő” come from?

utcaseprő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian seprő, from Hungarian seper, from Proto-Turkic *sipür- — to sweep.

utcaseprő (Hungarian): street sweeper, street cleaner

Definitions

  1. street sweeper, street cleaner

Ancestry of “utcaseprő”, step by step

utcaseprő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian seprő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianseprőlees, dregs, grounds; the dregs; present...
2HungarianseperAlternative form of söpör; to sweep
3Proto-Turkic*sipür-to sweep

via Hungarian utca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianutcastreet

Words derived from “utcaseprő”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *sipür- →Every word from Hungarian seper →Every word from Hungarian seprő →